Nkai Surname
Approximately 470 people bear this surname
Nkai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 185 | 1:249,621 | 17,012 |
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Nkai (95) may also be a first name.
Nkai Demographics
Nkai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nkai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkai occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkai is the 645,032nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. The surname Nkai is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkai live; 39 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 95 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 97 percent live, Machakos County, where 2 percent live and Makueni County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya Nkai exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Nkai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkaji | 89 | 9,361 | / |
| Nkayi | 89 | 2,301 | / |
| Nkhai | 89 | 72 | / |
| Ngkai | 89 | 22 | / |
| N'Kai | 89 | 18 | / |
| Nkaai | 89 | 10 | / |
| Nkaie | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkaia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nka | 86 | 2,901 | / |
| Nki | 86 | 418 | / |
| Nkqayi | 80 | 1,316 | / |
| Ngkaia | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nkayie | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkayih | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nqkayi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkahgi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkaiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kaji | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkajih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkajio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkaich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkgayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoa | 75 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkaj | 75 | 3,134 | / |
| Nkie | 75 | 2,779 | / |
| Nkah | 75 | 1,666 | / |
| Nkau | 75 | 1,355 | / |
| Nkyi | 75 | 1,262 | / |
| Nkoi | 75 | 1,110 | / |
| Nqai | 75 | 829 | / |
| Nkhi | 75 | 823 | / |
| Nkaa | 75 | 807 | / |
| Nkii | 75 | 795 | / |
| Nkay | 75 | 487 | / |
| Nkea | 75 | 479 | / |
| N'Ka | 75 | 115 | / |
| Nkae | 75 | 97 | / |
| Nkui | 75 | 65 | / |
| Nkga | 75 | 46 | / |
| Ncai | 75 | 38 | / |
| Nkio | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nkha | 75 | 29 | / |
| Nkei | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nkka | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nkgi | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nnka | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nkqi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ngki | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ngka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkip | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nhka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkih | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nqki | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkki | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Ki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkqa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ncka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkaya | 67 | 33,010 | / |
| Nkoyi | 67 | 4,657 | / |
| Nqayi | 67 | 2,769 | / |
| Ngcai | 67 | 675 | / |
| Nkuya | 67 | 652 | / |
| Nkoja | 67 | 479 | / |
| Nkgau | 67 | 471 | / |
| Nkoji | 67 | 340 | / |
| Nkeyi | 67 | 340 | / |
| Nkaye | 67 | 335 | / |
| Nkiya | 67 | 331 | / |
| Nkoya | 67 | 282 | / |
| Nkuji | 67 | 192 | / |
| Nkuja | 67 | 171 | / |
| Nkaja | 67 | 171 | / |
| Nkeya | 67 | 150 | / |
| Nkieh | 67 | 135 | / |
| Nkuyi | 67 | 125 | / |
| Nkayo | 67 | 100 | / |
| Nquka | 67 | 83 | / |
| Nkaha | 67 | 63 | / |
| Nkhau | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nkhea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nkawe | 67 | 45 | / |
| Nkeji | 67 | 42 | / |
| Nkayu | 67 | 41 | / |
| N'Kau | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nkeha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkhae | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nqhai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nkuie | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ncayi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkeih | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nko'a | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nkaje | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nka'a | 67 | 9 | / |
| N'Koi | 67 | 9 | / |
| N'Koa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkaah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngkau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngkae | 67 | 6 | / |
| N'Kaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkija | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nquai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkiye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngkii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkaat | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Kae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkich | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkoie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngqai | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Kah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkaaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkeis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkuit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngkui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkhoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngkio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nckay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkihe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkiyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeja | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kaï | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kei | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkois | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nkai
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