Nkayo Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

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

Nkayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397

Nkayo (52) may also be a first name.

Nkayo Last Name Facts

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

Nkayo is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkayo.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkayo is the 1,849,867th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Nkayo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nkayo live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 52 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Kayo91467/
Nkayou91261/
Nkcayo9166/
Nkayoh9133/
Nkhayo911/
Nkahyo911/
Nkay89487/
Nkahyoh8321/
Nkaya8033,010/
Nkayi802,301/
Nkoyo801,826/
Ncayo80404/
Nkaye80335/
Nkayu8041/
Nkuyo806/
Nckay802/
Nkeyo802/
Nkiyo802/
Nkgay801/
Nkqayi731,316/
Nkhaya73345/
N'Kaya73158/
Nkayat7356/
Ngcayo7324/
N'Cayo7317/
Nkooyo7314/
Ngkaya736/
Nkayie736/
Nkayih733/
Nqkayi732/
Nkeyou732/
Nkaaye732/
Nkoyoh732/
Nkayep732/
Nkayap732/
Nkyoye731/
N'Kayi731/
Nkaaya731/
Nkaiyi731/
Nkajio731/
Nkajoh731/
Nkhaye731/
N'Kaye731/
Nnkoyo731/
Nkcaya731/
Nkgayi731/
Nkoy6723,838/
Nkou6711,128/
Nkoa679,309/
Nkoe674,245/
Nkaj673,134/
Nkau671,355/
Nkoi671,110/
Nkey67835/
Nkaa67807/
Nkea67479/
Nkai67470/
Nkuy67268/
Nkae6797/
Nkayaya6727/
Ngkayas674/
Nkye674/
Ncay672/
Nkhayed671/
Nkayaha671/
Nqay671/
Nkoj671/

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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 Nkayo
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