Nkei Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkei (20) may also be a first name.

Nkei Last Name Facts

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

Nkei occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkei is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Nkei live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkei is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 145,183. In Lesotho it is most common in: Quthing District, where 64 percent live, Maseru District, where 21 percent live and Berea District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkeyi89340/
Nkeji8942/
Nkeih8917/
Nkeis893/
N'Kei892/
Ngkei891/
Nkeid891/
Nkeii891/
Nke8611,242/
Nki86418/
Nkeyie807/
Nkeiyi801/
Nkejih801/
Nkoe754,245/
Nkie752,779/
Nkyi751,262/
Nkeh751,202/
Nkoi751,110/
Nkey75835/
Nkhi75823/
Nkii75795/
Nkue75670/
Nkea75479/
Nkai75470/
Nkee75384/
Nkge75287/
N'Ke75267/
Nkeu75126/
Nkae7597/
Nkui7565/
Nkio7534/
Nkgi7517/
Ncei758/
Nqei757/
Nkhe757/
Ngke757/
Nkqi756/
Ngki755/
Hnke754/
Nkye754/
Nkip753/
Nkih752/
Nqki752/
Nhke752/
Ncke751/
Nkki751/
Nnke751/
N'Ki751/
Nıke751/
Nkje751/
Nkce751/
Nhki751/
Nkaji679,361/
Nkoyi674,657/
Nkayi672,301/
Nkoue671,725/
Nkoji67340/
Nkaye67335/
Nkiya67331/
Nkuji67192/
Nkeuh67174/
Nkuye67165/
Nkeya67150/
Nkoye67141/
Nkieh67135/
Nkuyi67125/
Nkowe6790/
Nkeye6787/
Nkhai6772/
Nkeeh6768/
Nkhea6748/
Nkawe6745/
Nkeha6729/
Nkhae6726/
Ngkai6722/
Nkuie6719/
N'Kai6718/
N'Kue6718/
Nqeyi6716/
N'Koe6715/
Nkgoe6715/
Nkaje6714/
Nkyeh6711/
Nkaai6710/
N'Koi679/
Nckee678/
Ngkae676/
Nkija676/
Ngkee675/
Nchei675/
Nkiye675/
Ngkii674/
Nkuje674/
N'Kae674/
Nkich674/
Nkoie674/
Nkith673/
Nkuit673/
Ngkui673/
Ngkue672/
Ngkeu672/
Ngkio672/
Ngkoi672/
Nquke672/
Nkihe672/
Nkoje672/
Nkkes672/
Nkiyi672/
Nkeje672/
Nkeja672/
Nkeue672/
Nkeyo672/
Nkaie672/
N'Kie672/
Nkiyo672/
Nkois672/
N'Ker671/
Ngkea671/
Nkepp671/
Nkher671/
Nkijo671/
Nkiie671/
Nnkoi671/
Nkeee671/
N'Keh671/
N'Key671/
N'Cke671/
Nkuia671/
Nkess671/
Nkhie671/
Nke'e671/
Nkeah671/
Nkeea671/
Nkhye671/
Nkiea671/
Nkiey671/
Nkiji671/
Nkioh671/
Nk'er671/
Nkaia671/
Nkgea671/
Nkhoe671/
Ngkeh671/

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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 Nkei
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