Nekeni Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153

Nekeni (14) may also be a first name.

Nekeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekeni has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nekeni is the 3,957,383rd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Nekeni live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, Western Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 24 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 32 percent are found.

Nekeni Last Name Statistics demography

Nekeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.96% less than the national average, earning R 35,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niekeni921/
Nekenyi921/
Nekeinie861/
Nekene83285/
Nakeni83127/
Nekani8348/
Nekena8330/
Nekini8311/
Nokeni837/
Nikeni837/
Nekoni834/
Neckenich806/
Nekonai7736/
Neikena7722/
Nekhini7721/
Nakenoi7717/
Nyokeni777/
Naikeni776/
Nekanai775/
Gnekini775/
Nekhani774/
Nekyoni773/
Naekani773/
Nekenoa772/
Nakheni772/
Gnikeni771/
Nikeani771/
Ngekene771/
Nekkani771/
Nikheni771/
Nekonie771/
Neykene771/
Neceani771/
Nikenich7139/
Nakaenyi7116/
Nagkheni716/
Nnekeany711/
Nakheeni711/
Nakienyi711/
Neakhini711/
Nakani674,185/
Nakini67795/
Nakene67638/
Nakoni67320/
Nokoni67109/
Nokani6787/
Nekane6781/
Nokini6727/
Nickenich6727/
Nnakaeniy676/
Nokene676/
Nekone676/
Nekany671/
Nikene671/
Nekine671/
Nnakeanyi671/
Nikena671/
Nikchenhi671/
Noqeni671/

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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 Nekeni
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