Nkaye Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nkaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2331:167,55114,308
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Nkaye (15) may also be a first name.

Nkaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkaye is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nkaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkaye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nkaye are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nkaye is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Nkaye is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 167,551. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bugiri District, where 85 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 3 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 3 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and Senegal, where 6 percent reside.

Nkaye Last Name Statistics demography

Nkaye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.16% less than the national average, earning R 61,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkayie916/
Nkayeu914/
Nkayep912/
Nkaaye912/
N'Kaye911/
Nkhaye911/
Nkay89487/
Nkae8997/
Nkye894/
Nkhayed831/
Nkayaye831/
Nkayiep831/
Nkaya8033,010/
Nkayi802,301/
Nkuye80165/
Nkoye80141/
Nkayo80100/
Nkeye8087/
Nkawe8045/
Nkayu8041/
Nkhae8026/
Nkaje8014/
Nkyeh8011/
Ngkae806/
Nkiye805/
N'Kae804/
Nckay802/
Nkaei802/
Nkaie802/
Nqaye802/
Nkhye801/
Nkyei801/
Nkgay801/
Nkayaaye771/
Nkqayi731,316/
N'Kayo73467/
Nkhaya73345/
Nkayou73261/
N'Kaya73158/
Nkcayo7366/
Nkayat7356/
Nkayoh7333/
Nkaayi7321/
Nkooye7321/
Nkehye739/
Nkeyie737/
Ngkaya736/
Nkouye734/
Nkeayi734/
Nkoy'e734/
Ngkawe733/
Nkayih733/
Nkhaee733/
Nkayap732/
Nkgoye732/
Nqayie732/
Nqkayi732/
Nkaiyi731/
Nkyoye731/
N'Kayi731/
N'Koye731/
Nkoyee731/
Nkaaya731/
Nkahyo731/
Nkajeu731/
Nkawep731/
Nkaweu731/
Nkeeye731/
Nkiyet731/
Nkuyie731/
N'Kawe731/
Nqhaye731/
Nkcaya731/
Nkgayi731/
Nkhayo731/
Nnkoye731/
Nkoy6723,838/
Nkoa679,309/
Nkoe674,245/
Nkaj673,134/
Nkie672,779/
Nkau671,355/
Nkey67835/
Nkaa67807/
Nkue67670/
Nkouaya67492/
Nkea67479/
Nkai67470/
Nkee67384/
Nkuy67268/
Nkeu67126/
Nkuyehe67120/
Nkei6727/
Nkayaya6727/
Nkahyoh6721/
Nkouyee6719/
Ngkahae678/
Ngkayas674/
Nkaayio673/
Ncay672/
Ncae671/
Nkayaha671/
Nkayija671/
Nkiyehe671/
Nkuyeye671/
Nkhajeh671/
Nqay671/

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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 Nkaye
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