Kingni Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kingni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kingni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1621:128,20414,516
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kingni (58) may also be a first name.

Kingni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kingni Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kingni occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kingni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kingni are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kingni is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 58 people.

The last name Kingni is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 128,204. In Cameroon Kingni is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 35 percent are found, West Region, where 32 percent are found and Centre Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kingnoi9216/
Kingnie927/
Kingnui921/
Kengni839,242/
Kingne83229/
Kingny833/
Kingna831/
Kingnet77225/
Kengnie77180/
Keungni77116/
Chingni7712/
Kingnoy772/
Kiongne772/
Kiengna771/
Kingnay771/
Kengnoi771/
Kenngni771/
Kingnes771/
Kingnee771/
Kingnett711/
Kengne6748,759/
Kengna6791/
Kengny6756/
Cengni672/
Kéngné671/
Kengné671/
Kinginneh671/
Keungne62131/
Kengneu6221/
Kenngne6211/
Kuengne6210/
Kemgnie626/
Kemngne623/
Chingne623/
Kengnee622/
Kengneh622/
Kengnge622/
Hkengne621/
Kemgnyi621/
Kengenna577/
Chengnoi575/
Chingnee571/
Chengeeni531/

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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 Kingni
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