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 surname Nkenyi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nkenyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkenyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 714,947th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The surname Nkenyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkenyi reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 57,058. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 48 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account 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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