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 most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Kingni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kingni live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kingni is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 58 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 128,204. In Cameroon Kingni is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 35 percent live, West Region, where 32 percent live and Centre Region, where 25 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.

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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