Nyankole Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Nyankole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 87 | 1:182,183 | 12,338 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Nyankole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyankole Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyankole occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyankole? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,918,812th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Nyankole is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyankole live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Nyankole is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 182,183. In Zambia Nyankole is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 98 percent reside, Central Province, where 1 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Zambia Nyankole occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyangkole | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyankoleh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyankollie | 89 | 7 | / |
| Nyankola | 88 | 22 | / |
| Nyankale | 88 | 15 | / |
| Nyankoli | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nyonkole | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyancole | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyankule | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyankhale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyankoula | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyankulije | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gnankoless | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyankula | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nyankala | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nyankuli | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyamkoli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhancole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niankale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyankali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnankouli | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyankhala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gniankoli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhancale | 63 | 34,648 | / |
| Niankala | 63 | 18 | / |
| Nhancule | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gnoncole | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkali | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gnancouly | 59 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nyankole
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