Nkani Surname

121,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nkani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3211:41,0135,261
DR Congo7731:95,57510,806
Zimbabwe4991:30,9384,769
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Tanzania4131:128,18812,040
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
Zambia1071:148,13010,678
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
Congo211:237,5768,534
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nkani (481) may also be a first name.

Nkani Last Name Facts

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

Nkani is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nkani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkani is the 121,059th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,925,375 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkani are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 387,696th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 481 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,321 people, or 1 in 41,013. In South Africa Nkani is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.

Nkani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nkani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 48.01% less than the national average, earning R 123,552 per year; in United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.26% less than the national average, earning $32,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkangi914,663/
Nkanyi911,477/
Nkhani91884/
Nkanai91236/
Nkanni9138/
Nkaani9114/
N'Kani9113/
Nkagni914/
Nnkani913/
Nkahni913/
Nkanie912/
Nkaini912/
Nkcani912/
Ngkani911/
Nkkani911/
Hnkani911/
Nkeani911/
Nkanoi911/
Nkagnie834/
Nkangai834/
Nkhaniy834/
Ngkaeni832/
Nkaangi832/
Nkhanyi832/
Ngkaini831/
N'Kangi831/
N'Kanni831/
Nkamnui831/
Nkangni831/
Nkqayni831/
Nkana8010,888/
Nkane803,118/
Nkeni80870/
Nkoni80415/
Ncani80207/
Nqani8074/
Nkany8043/
Nkanh801/
Nkanj801/
Nkahangi771/
Nkhana732,561/
Nkeane73597/
Nkange73580/
Ngcani73526/
Nkenyi73409/
Nkaina73399/
Nkonyi73318/
Nkongi73170/
Ngqani73138/
N'Kana7380/
Nkhane7370/
Nkanje7349/
Nkaana7334/
Nkanee7330/
Nkouni7330/
Nkanna7325/
Nkgane7322/
Ngkoni7320/
Nkanyo7320/
Nkanha7311/
N'Koni738/
Nkonie737/
Nkenih737/
Nkcane736/
Nkanaa735/
N'Keni735/
Nkaine734/
Nkeuni734/
Nkheni734/
Nnkana733/
Hnkana733/
Nkonio733/
Ngkana732/
Nkauna732/
Nkanne732/
N'Kany731/
Nkanay731/
Nnkane731/
Nkaene731/
Ngkane731/
N'Kane731/
Nkaane731/
Nkomni731/
Nkonni731/
Nkenie731/
Nkamne731/
Nkamny731/
Nkanoa731/
Nkehni731/
Nkhoni731/
Nkohni731/
Nqgani731/
Nquani731/
Nkeeni731/
Nnkeni731/
Ngkeni731/
Ncangi731/
Nckane730/
Nkongni67154/
Nkganne6755/
Nkangaj6721/
Ngcangi6718/
Nkougni6718/
Ncangai6715/
Nkaanee6710/
Ngkaene675/
Nnkenyi675/
N'Khana674/
Nkamgne674/
Nkangne673/
Ngkauna672/
Nkoonyi672/
Nkounyi672/
N'Kanna672/
N'Kongi671/
Ngkaine671/
Nkongoi671/
Nkanaya671/
Nkeanee671/
N'Kagne671/
N'Kaney671/
N'Kanyo671/
N'Kogni671/
N'Nkana671/
Nkahane671/
Nkongai671/
Nkongih671/
Nkoumni671/
Nkhaine671/
Nkamnje671/
Nkangoy671/
Nkaunyo671/
'Nkeane671/
Nqukane671/
Nkhongi671/

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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 Nkani
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