Nkusa Surname
Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname
Nkusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,446 | 1:36,612 | 4,247 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nkusa (66) may also be a first name.
Nkusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkusa (Hindi: ंकूश, Marathi: नकुसा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkusa? popularity and diffusion
Nkusa is the 201,907th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,530,788 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkusa reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nkusa is also the 1,201,840th most numerous forename in the world, held by 66 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,446 people, or 1 in 36,612. In Tanzania Nkusa is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 81 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 9 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Nkusa is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nkusa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkusa in the Hindi language | ||
| ंकूश | nkusa | - |
| Nkusa in the Marathi language | ||
| नकुसा | nakusa | 80 |
| नकुशा | nakusa | 20 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkusa
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