Nkedi Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Nkedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Congo661:75,5926,659
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nkedi (131) may also be a first name.

Nkedi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkedi is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkedi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 549,848th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkedi live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkedi is also the 811,108th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 131 people.

The surname Nkedi is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Besides The DR Congo Nkedi is found in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and The Congo, where 11 percent live.

Nkedi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkedi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.59% less than the national average, earning R 110,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nkhedi911/
Nkoedi911/
Nkhoedi8310/
Nkceadi831/
Nkesdii831/
Nkadi802,223/
Nkodi801,420/
Nkede80422/
Nkidi80109/
Nkeda8017/
Ncedi801/
Nqedi801/
Nkhodi7377/
Nkedde7332/
Nkuidi7321/
Ngkidi739/
Nkedhe738/
Nkidie734/
Nnkadi732/
Ngkodi732/
Nchedi731/
Ngqedi731/
Nkadie731/
Nkedea731/
Nkeida731/
Nkeede731/
N'Kodi731/
N'Kadi731/
Nkodie731/
Ngkadai677/
Ngkaede676/
Nkahadi673/
Ngkoede672/
Nkeydeu671/
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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 Nkedi
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