Nkuyu Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Nkuyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nkuyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkuyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkuyu (Marathi: नकूयू) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nkuyu.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkuyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 998,609th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkuyu are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkuuyu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkhuyu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkyu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkouyou | 83 | 50 | / |
| Nkuju | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nkoyu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkuhu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nku'u | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkuiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ncuyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkouyouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngkuhu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkouou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkouju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuuju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nquyeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeiyua | 67 | 141 | / |
| Nkou'ou | 67 | 100 | / |
| Nkouhou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nkiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkoujou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkeuheu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeujeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoujeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuijeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Koueu | 67 | 1 | / |
Nkuyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkuyu in the Marathi language | ||
| नकूयू | nakuyu | - |
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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 Nkuyu
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