Nkenyi Surname
Approximately 409 people bear this surname
Nkenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 364 | 1:57,058 | 7,374 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkenyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkenyi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkenyi? popularity and diffusion
Nkenyi is the 714,947th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkenyi reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 57,058. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 48 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Nkenyi
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