Nkayi Surname
Approximately 2,301 people bear this surname
Nkayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,415 | 1:38,288 | 4,919 |
| DR Congo | 718 | 1:102,896 | 11,465 |
| Uganda | 76 | 1:513,675 | 29,105 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkayi (110) may also be a first name.
Nkayi Demographics
Average Nkayi Salary in
South Africa
R 158,664
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkayi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 184,388th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,167,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkayi are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 110 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,415 people, or 1 in 38,288. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Nkayi Last Name Statistics demography
Nkayi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.23% less than the national average, earning R 158,664 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkqayi | 91 | 1,316 | / |
| Nkayie | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nkayih | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nqkayi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkgayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Kayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkaiyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkay | 89 | 487 | / |
| Nkai | 89 | 470 | / |
| Nkaya | 80 | 33,010 | / |
| Nkaji | 80 | 9,361 | / |
| Nkoyi | 80 | 4,657 | / |
| Nqayi | 80 | 2,769 | / |
| Nkeyi | 80 | 340 | / |
| Nkaye | 80 | 335 | / |
| Nkuyi | 80 | 125 | / |
| Nkayo | 80 | 100 | / |
| Nkhai | 80 | 72 | / |
| Nkayu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ngkai | 80 | 22 | / |
| N'Kai | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ncayi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nkaai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nkiyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nckay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkaie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkgay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngcayi | 73 | 749 | / |
| N'Kayo | 73 | 467 | / |
| Nkhaya | 73 | 345 | / |
| Nkayou | 73 | 261 | / |
| N'Kaya | 73 | 158 | / |
| Ngqayi | 73 | 93 | / |
| Nkcayo | 73 | 66 | / |
| Nkayat | 73 | 56 | / |
| Nkayoh | 73 | 33 | / |
| Ngkaia | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nkhoyi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkqoyi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nqhayi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nkeyie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ngkaya | 73 | 6 | / |
| N'Koyi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkuiyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkayap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkayep | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nqaiyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkaaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nqayie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoyyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkahgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkcaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkajio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkajih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkahyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoy | 67 | 23,838 | / |
| Nkoa | 67 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkaj | 67 | 3,134 | / |
| Nkie | 67 | 2,779 | / |
| Nkau | 67 | 1,355 | / |
| Nkoi | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Nkey | 67 | 835 | / |
| Nqai | 67 | 829 | / |
| Nkaa | 67 | 807 | / |
| Nkea | 67 | 479 | / |
| Nkuy | 67 | 268 | / |
| Nkae | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nkui | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ncai | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nkayaya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkei | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkahyoh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngkayas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkhayed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkayaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkayi
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