Nkanin Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nkanin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkainin | 92 | 24 | / |
| Nkanina | 92 | 21 | / |
| Nkaning | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaning | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkenin | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nkanen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkainen | 77 | 103 | / |
| Nkeinin | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nkonina | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nkainem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkaanen | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Konin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkogning | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Konnin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkenen | 67 | 98 | / |
| Nkongning | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnkoninne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkonim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoungning | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkeinen | 62 | 71 | / |
| Nkeunen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkeneen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nnkanem | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkouneng | 57 | 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
- 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 Nkanin
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis