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 last name Nkayi occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 184,388th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,167,121 people. The surname Nkayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkayi live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkayi is also the 895,203rd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 110 people.
The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,415 people, or 1 in 38,288. In South Africa Nkayi is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs 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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