Nkay Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkay (32) may also be a first name.

Nkay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkay is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkay is the 628,294th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nkay reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkay is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 161,309. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 4 percent reside and The Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaya8933,010/
Nkayi892,301/
Nkaye89335/
Nkayo89100/
Nkayu8941/
Nckay892/
Nkgay891/
Nka862,901/
Nky8617/
Nkqayi801,316/
N'Kayo80467/
Nkhaya80345/
Nkayou80261/
N'Kaya80158/
Nkcayo8066/
Nkayat8056/
Nkayoh8033/
Ngkaya806/
Nkayie806/
Nkayih803/
Nkayap802/
Nkayep802/
Nkaaye802/
Nqkayi802/
N'Kaye801/
Nkaiyi801/
N'Kayi801/
Nkaaya801/
Nkahyo801/
Nkhaye801/
Nkcaya801/
Nkgayi801/
Nkhayo801/
Nkoy7523,838/
Nkoa759,309/
Nkaj753,134/
Nkah751,666/
Nkau751,355/
Nkyi751,262/
Nkey75835/
Nkaa75807/
Nkea75479/
Nkai75470/
Nkuy75268/
N'Ka75115/
Nkae7597/
Nkga7546/
Nkha7529/
Nkka7519/
Nkyo7515/
Nnka759/
Ngka754/
Nkye754/
N'Ky752/
Nhka752/
Ncay752/
Nhky752/
Nnky751/
Nqay751/
Nkqa751/
Ncka751/
Ncky751/
Nkky751/
Nkhy751/
Nkca751/
Nkyh751/
Nkad751/
Nkayaya7327/
Nkahyoh7321/
Ngkayas734/
Nkhayed731/
Nkayaha731/
Nkaji679,361/
Nkoyi674,657/
Nqayi672,769/
Nkoyo671,826/
Nkuya67652/
Nkoja67479/
Nkgau67471/
Ncayo67404/
Nkeyi67340/
Nkiya67331/
Nkoya67282/
Nkuja67171/
Nkaja67171/
Nkuye67165/
Nkeya67150/
Nkoye67141/
Nkuyi67125/
Nkeye6787/
N'Koy6784/
Nquka6783/
Nkhai6772/
Nkaha6763/
Nkhau6759/
Nkhea6748/
Nkawe6745/
N'Kau6734/
Nkeha6729/
Nkouy6728/
Nkhae6726/
Ngkai6722/
N'Kai6718/
Ncayi6718/
Nko'a6716/
Nkaje6714/
Nkyeh6711/
Nkaai6710/
Nka'a679/
N'Koa678/
Nkaah678/
Ngkoa677/
Ngkau677/
Ngkae676/
N'Kaa676/
Nkija676/
Nkuyo676/
Nkiye675/
Ncaya675/
Nkaat674/
N'Kae674/
N'Kah673/
Nkaaa673/
Nqaya673/
Nkhoa673/
Nkiyi672/
Nkeja672/
Nkeyo672/
Nkaie672/
N'Kaï672/
Nkiyo672/
Nqaye672/
Ngkea671/
Nkapp671/
Nkhas671/
Nkysz671/
Nqayd671/
Ngkyt671/
N'Key671/
Nkuia671/
Nkaaz671/
Nkeah671/
Nkeea671/
Nkhye671/
Nkiea671/
Nkiey671/
Nqayz671/
Nkaap671/
Nkaia671/
Nkgea671/
Nhkuy671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkay
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