Nkayi Surname

184,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4151:38,2884,919
DR Congo7181:102,89611,465
Uganda761:513,67529,105
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Congo61:831,51616,072
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkayi (110) may also be a first name.

Nkayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkayi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 184,388th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,167,121 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkayi reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkayi is also the 895,203rd most frequent first name in the world, held by 110 people.

The surname Nkayi is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,415 people, or 1 in 38,288. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkqayi911,316/
Nkayie916/
Nkayih913/
Nqkayi912/
Nkgayi911/
N'Kayi911/
Nkaiyi911/
Nkay89487/
Nkai89470/
Nkaya8033,010/
Nkaji809,361/
Nkoyi804,657/
Nqayi802,769/
Nkeyi80340/
Nkaye80335/
Nkuyi80125/
Nkayo80100/
Nkhai8072/
Nkayu8041/
Ngkai8022/
N'Kai8018/
Ncayi8018/
Nkaai8010/
Nkiyi802/
Nckay802/
Nkaie802/
Nkaia801/
Nkgay801/
Ngcayi73749/
N'Kayo73467/
Nkhaya73345/
Nkayou73261/
N'Kaya73158/
Ngqayi7393/
Nkcayo7366/
Nkayat7356/
Nkayoh7333/
Ngkaia7327/
Nkhoyi7321/
Nkqoyi7317/
Nqhayi739/
Nkeyie737/
Ngkaya736/
N'Koyi735/
Nkuiyi734/
Nkayap732/
Nkayep732/
Nqaiyi732/
Nkaaye732/
Nqayie732/
Nkoyyi731/
N'Kaye731/
Nkahgi731/
Nkhayo731/
Nkcaya731/
Nkaich731/
Nkuuyi731/
Nkhaye731/
Nkeiyi731/
Nkouyi731/
Nkajio731/
Nkajih731/
Nkahyo731/
Nkaaya731/
N'Kaji731/
Nkuyie731/
Nkoy6723,838/
Nkoa679,309/
Nkaj673,134/
Nkie672,779/
Nkau671,355/
Nkoi671,110/
Nkey67835/
Nqai67829/
Nkaa67807/
Nkea67479/
Nkuy67268/
Nkae6797/
Nkui6765/
Ncai6738/
Nkayaya6727/
Nkei6727/
Nkahyoh6721/
Ngkayas674/
Nkye674/
Ncay672/
Nkhayed671/
Nkayaha671/
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
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  • 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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