Nkari Surname

309,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Nkari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkari Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9581:48,2044,942
Congo1671:29,8753,078
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India91:85,229,487684,495
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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Nkari (271) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nkari Demographics

Nkari Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nkari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkari (Hindi: शंकरी) is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 309,763rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,988,123 people. The surname Nkari is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkari live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 540,009th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 271 people.

The last name Nkari is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 958 people, or 1 in 48,204. In Kenya Nkari is most numerous in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 57 percent live, Meru County, where 41 percent live and Embu County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya Nkari occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Nkari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgari91253/
Nkairi91175/
Nkarie9132/
Nkhari9117/
Ngkari9110/
N'Kari912/
Nkaroi911/
Nkaari911/
Nkaïri911/
Nkarhi911/
Ngkarui836/
Ngkaari832/
Ngkauri832/
Ngkario831/
Nkarroi831/
Nkori801,309/
Nkare80844/
Nkara80630/
Nqari8024/
Nkeri8024/
Ncari8015/
Nkary803/
Nkoroi73685/
Nkaira73447/
Nkgare73368/
Nkaire7376/
Ngkeri7341/
Nkarha7335/
Nkhori7334/
Nkeryi7320/
Nkouri738/
Nkerie734/
Nqairi734/
Nceari733/
Nkerri732/
Nkoori732/
Ngkori732/
Ncairi732/
N'Keri732/
Nkorri732/
Ncario732/
Nkorie732/
Nkheri731/
Nqasri731/
N'Kori731/
Nkorei731/
Nkarey731/
Nkaraj731/
Nkgori731/
Ncariy731/
Nkoryi731/
Nkhara731/
N'Kouri675/
Ngkorio674/
Nkharay673/
Nkooroi671/
Nnkaire671/
Nkaruha671/
Nkharge671/
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Nkari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkari in the Hindi language
शंकरीsankari50
खंकरीkhankari50

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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 Nkari
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