Nakei Surname
Approximately 1,991 people bear this surname
Nakei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,948 | 1:27,177 | 3,281 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nakei (156) may also be a first name.
Nakei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakei (Oriya: ନାେକଇ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakei? popularity and diffusion
Nakei is the 207,845th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,660,244 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nakei live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nakei is also the 735,679th most common first name globally. It is borne by 156 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,948 people, or 1 in 27,177. In Tanzania Nakei is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 90 percent live, Arusha Region, where 7 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakei in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାେକଇ | naeka'i | - |
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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 Nakei
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