Nukia Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Nukia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Nukia (92) may also be a first name.
Nukia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nukia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nukia is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nukia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nukia is the 2,237,939th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Nukia is predominantly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Nukia live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nukia is also the 992,070th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 92 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 118,170. In Papua New Guinea Nukia is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 42 percent live, West Sepik, where 29 percent live and Morobe, where 19 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Nukia occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nukiah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Noukia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nukiay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nukhia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuikia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nuckia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngaukia | 83 | 98 | / |
| Nukhiha | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nukaiya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nukhioa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nokia | 80 | 1,734 | / |
| Nikia | 80 | 142 | / |
| Nukio | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nukja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niquia | 73 | 105 | / |
| Nikkia | 73 | 38 | / |
| Nuchia | 73 | 31 | / |
| Noukio | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ngukya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nickia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nokhia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nookia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nikiah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nukioh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naukya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nokiea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nukyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhukya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nikiay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niekia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nukayya | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nauqiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nouchia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nocquia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nokkiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naukeao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuquias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nukia
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