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 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
| 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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