Nkei Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Nkei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 14 | 1:145,183 | 12,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeyi | 89 | 340 | / |
| Nkeji | 89 | 42 | / |
| Nkeih | 89 | 17 | / |
| Nkeis | 89 | 3 | / |
| N'Kei | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ngkei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkeid | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkeii | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nke | 86 | 11,242 | / |
| Nki | 86 | 418 | / |
| Nkeyie | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nkeiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkejih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoe | 75 | 4,245 | / |
| Nkie | 75 | 2,779 | / |
| Nkyi | 75 | 1,262 | / |
| Nkeh | 75 | 1,202 | / |
| Nkoi | 75 | 1,110 | / |
| Nkey | 75 | 835 | / |
| Nkhi | 75 | 823 | / |
| Nkii | 75 | 795 | / |
| Nkue | 75 | 670 | / |
| Nkea | 75 | 479 | / |
| Nkai | 75 | 470 | / |
| Nkee | 75 | 384 | / |
| Nkge | 75 | 287 | / |
| N'Ke | 75 | 267 | / |
| Nkeu | 75 | 126 | / |
| Nkae | 75 | 97 | / |
| Nkui | 75 | 65 | / |
| Nkio | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nkgi | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ncei | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nqei | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nkhe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ngke | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nkqi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ngki | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hnke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkip | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nkih | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nqki | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nhke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ncke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnke | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Ki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nıke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkce | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkaji | 67 | 9,361 | / |
| Nkoyi | 67 | 4,657 | / |
| Nkayi | 67 | 2,301 | / |
| Nkoue | 67 | 1,725 | / |
| Nkoji | 67 | 340 | / |
| Nkaye | 67 | 335 | / |
| Nkiya | 67 | 331 | / |
| Nkuji | 67 | 192 | / |
| Nkeuh | 67 | 174 | / |
| Nkuye | 67 | 165 | / |
| Nkeya | 67 | 150 | / |
| Nkoye | 67 | 141 | / |
| Nkieh | 67 | 135 | / |
| Nkuyi | 67 | 125 | / |
| Nkowe | 67 | 90 | / |
| Nkeye | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nkhai | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nkeeh | 67 | 68 | / |
| Nkhea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nkawe | 67 | 45 | / |
| Nkeha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkhae | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ngkai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nkuie | 67 | 19 | / |
| N'Kai | 67 | 18 | / |
| N'Kue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nqeyi | 67 | 16 | / |
| N'Koe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nkgoe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nkaje | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nkyeh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkaai | 67 | 10 | / |
| N'Koi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nckee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkae | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkija | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngkee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nchei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkiye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngkii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkuje | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Kae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkich | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkoie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkuit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngkui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngkue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nquke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkihe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkoje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkkes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkiyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkaie | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkois | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Ker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkepp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeee | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Keh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Key | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Cke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nke'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nk'er | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkeh | 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkei
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