Nkai Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nkai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1851:249,62117,012
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Nkai (95) may also be a first name.

Nkai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkai occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 645,032nd most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. Nkai is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkai reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most common forename globally. It is borne by 95 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Narok County, where 97 percent reside, Machakos County, where 2 percent reside and Makueni County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Nkai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nkai surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaji899,361/
Nkayi892,301/
Nkhai8972/
Ngkai8922/
N'Kai8918/
Nkaai8910/
Nkaie892/
Nkaia891/
Nka862,901/
Nki86418/
Nkqayi801,316/
Ngkaia8027/
Nkayie806/
Nkayih803/
Nqkayi802/
Nkahgi801/
Nkaiyi801/
N'Kaji801/
N'Kayi801/
Nkajih801/
Nkajio801/
Nkaich801/
Nkgayi801/
Nkoa759,309/
Nkaj753,134/
Nkie752,779/
Nkah751,666/
Nkau751,355/
Nkyi751,262/
Nkoi751,110/
Nqai75829/
Nkhi75823/
Nkaa75807/
Nkii75795/
Nkay75487/
Nkea75479/
N'Ka75115/
Nkae7597/
Nkui7565/
Nkga7546/
Ncai7538/
Nkio7534/
Nkha7529/
Nkei7527/
Nkka7519/
Nkgi7517/
Nnka759/
Nkqi756/
Ngki755/
Ngka754/
Nkip753/
Nhka752/
Nkih752/
Nqki752/
Nkki751/
N'Ki751/
Nkqa751/
Ncka751/
Nkca751/
Nkad751/
Nhki751/
Nkaya6733,010/
Nkoyi674,657/
Nqayi672,769/
Ngcai67675/
Nkuya67652/
Nkoja67479/
Nkgau67471/
Nkoji67340/
Nkeyi67340/
Nkaye67335/
Nkiya67331/
Nkoya67282/
Nkuji67192/
Nkuja67171/
Nkaja67171/
Nkeya67150/
Nkieh67135/
Nkuyi67125/
Nkayo67100/
Nquka6783/
Nkaha6763/
Nkhau6759/
Nkhea6748/
Nkawe6745/
Nkeji6742/
Nkayu6741/
N'Kau6734/
Nkeha6729/
Nkhae6726/
Nqhai6726/
Nkuie6719/
Ncayi6718/
Nkeih6717/
Nko'a6716/
Nkaje6714/
Nka'a679/
N'Koi679/
N'Koa678/
Nkaah678/
Ngkoa677/
Ngkau677/
Ngkae676/
N'Kaa676/
Nkija676/
Nquai675/
Nkiye675/
Ngkii674/
Nkaat674/
N'Kae674/
Nkich674/
Nkoie674/
Ngqai674/
N'Kah673/
Nkaaa673/
Nkeis673/
Nkith673/
Nkuit673/
Ngkui673/
Nkhoa673/
Ngkio672/
Ngkoi672/
Nckay672/
Nkihe672/
Nkiyi672/
Nkeja672/
N'Kaï672/
N'Kei672/
N'Kie672/
Nkiyo672/
Nkois672/
Ngkea671/
Nkapp671/
Nkhas671/
Nkijo671/
Nkiie671/
Nnkoi671/
Ngkei671/
Nkuia671/
Nkaaz671/
Nkhie671/
Nkeah671/
Nkeea671/
Nkeid671/
Nkeii671/
Nkiea671/
Nkiey671/
Nkiji671/
Nkioh671/
Ncgai671/
Nqaji671/
Nkaap671/
Nkgay671/
Nkgea671/

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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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  • 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 Nkai
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