Nkanye Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

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

Nkanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa821:660,70448,422
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nkanye (19) may also be a first name.

Nkanye Last Name Facts

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

Nkanye is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkanye.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkanye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkanye are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkanye is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 660,704. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Nkanye Last Name Statistics demography

Nkanye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.74% less than the national average, earning R 100,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaniye92216/
Nkhanye9213/
Nkamnye925/
Nkanyie922/
Nkanyez921/
Nkeanyie863/
Nkange83580/
Nkanae83385/
Nkonye83289/
Nkanje8349/
Nkanee8330/
Nkanie832/
Nkanay831/
Nkanue831/
Nkoonye77100/
Nkangea7741/
Nkaanee7710/
Nkagnie774/
Nkamgne774/
Nkangne773/
Nkeanee771/
Nkamnje771/
Nkaneya771/
Nkagneu771/
N'Kaney771/
N'Kagne771/
Nkangoe771/
Ngkonye771/
Nkanaya771/
Nkangoy771/
Nkanjeu771/
Nkanoue771/
Nkanyia771/
Nkanyoi771/
Nkangayi714/
N'Kanawe711/
Ncangaye711/
Nkangoyi711/
Nkonyuie711/
Nkaangea711/
N'Kangea711/
Nkonge6711,066/
Nkanji67300/
Nkonje67240/
Nkanai67236/
Nkanou67173/
Nkanja67140/
Ngcangaye6729/
Nkonie677/
Nkonoe677/
Nkanaa675/
Nkanau673/
Nkamje672/
Nkogne672/
Nkonoy671/
Nkanoa671/
Nkanoi671/

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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 Nkanye
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