Nkanti Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkanti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkanti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3101:174,76719,310
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
India141:54,790,384527,769
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nkanti (32) may also be a first name.

Nkanti Last Name Facts

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

Nkanti (Hindi: ंकान्ती, Oriya: ାି) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkanti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 804,502nd most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name Nkanti occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nkanti are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 32 people.

The last name Nkanti is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 174,767. In South Africa Nkanti is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent reside, Western Cape, where 36 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Nkanti Last Name Statistics demography

Nkanti earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.37% less than the national average, earning R 89,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhanti9218/
Nkantio9214/
Nkainti921/
N'Kanti921/
Nkantai921/
Nkkanti921/
Nkanta836,743/
Nkonti8319/
Nkante839/
Ncanti833/
Nkamti831/
Nkontyi7752/
Nkhanta7749/
N'Konti779/
N'Kanta779/
Nnkanta777/
Nkantee777/
Nkantta776/
Nkounti776/
Nkainta774/
N'Kante772/
Ngqanti771/
Nkaunta771/
Nkontie771/
Nkontio771/
Nkointi771/
Nkanteh771/
Nkantha771/
N'Kounti7119/
Nkontioh711/
Nkontihe711/
Nkonte67280/
Nkonta67158/
Ncanta6726/
Nkonty671/
Nkontyo6276/
Nkoonte629/
N'Konte626/
Nkounta622/
Nkuonta621/
N'Konta621/
N'Kounte571/
N'Kounta571/
Nconte501/

Nkanti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkanti in the Oriya language
ାିai-
Nkanti in the Hindi language
ंकान्तीnkanti54.55
ंकांतीnkanti18.18
ंकान्तिnkanti9.09
न्कान्तीnkanti9.09
ण््कान्तीnkanti9.09

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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
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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 Nkanti
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