Nkanini Surname
Approximately 776 people bear this surname
Nkanini Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 771 | 1:70,269 | 8,764 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nkanini (10) may also be a first name.
Nkanini Demographics
Average Nkanini Salary in
South Africa
R 87,564
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkanini Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkanini Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkanini is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkanini? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 440,964th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. The surname Nkanini occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkanini live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 771 people, or 1 in 70,269. In South Africa Nkanini is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 89 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 5 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa Nkanini is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Nkanini Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nkanini surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Nkanini earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.15% less than the national average, earning R 87,564 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngkanini | 93 | 7 | / |
| Nkaninei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ncanini | 86 | 208 | / |
| Nkaneni | 86 | 20 | / |
| Nkonini | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkangeni | 80 | 182 | / |
| Nkanenie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngcanini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkanene | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkougnigni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ncaneni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanyne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkenine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcaneni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqangeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkanayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkenene | 57 | 160 | / |
| Nkonene | 57 | 151 | / |
| Nkeneni | 57 | 48 | / |
| Nkoneni | 57 | 33 | / |
| Nkonyne | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkongeni | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nkenenyi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkonenyi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkoneeni | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkengenyi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkonyonyo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkhongeni | 50 | 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 Nkanini
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