Nkey Surname

416,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8211:89,98710,233
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nkey (61) may also be a first name.

Nkey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkey is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nkey.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkey? popularity and diffusion

Nkey is the 416,572nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,727,600 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkey reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkey is also the 1,257,960th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 61 people.

The last name Nkey is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 821 people, or 1 in 89,987. Beside The DR Congo Nkey is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkeyi89340/
Nkeya89150/
Nkeye8987/
Nkeyo892/
N'Key891/
Nkiey891/
Nke8611,242/
Nky8617/
Nkehye809/
Nkeyie807/
Nkieya806/
Nkeyou802/
Nkqeya802/
N'Kiey801/
Nkeiyi801/
Nkeeye801/
Nkoeya801/
Nkheya801/
Nkoy7523,838/
Nkoe754,245/
Nkie752,779/
Nkyi751,262/
Nkeh751,202/
Nkue75670/
Nkay75487/
Nkea75479/
Nkee75384/
Nkge75287/
Nkuy75268/
N'Ke75267/
Nkeu75126/
Nkae7597/
Nkei7527/
Nkyo7515/
Nkhe757/
Ngke757/
Ncey754/
Hnke754/
Nkye754/
N'Ky752/
Nhke752/
Nhky752/
Ncke751/
Nnke751/
Nnky751/
Nıke751/
Nkje751/
Ncky751/
Nkky751/
Nkhy751/
Nkce751/
Nkyh751/
Nkaya6733,010/
Nkoyi674,657/
Nkayi672,301/
Nkoyo671,826/
Nkoue671,725/
Nkuya67652/
Nkaye67335/
Nkiya67331/
Nkoya67282/
Nkeuh67174/
Nkuye67165/
Nkoye67141/
Nkieh67135/
Nkuyi67125/
Nkayo67100/
Nkowe6790/
N'Koy6784/
Nkeeh6768/
Nceya6762/
Nkhea6748/
Nkawe6745/
Nkeji6742/
Nkayu6741/
Nkeha6729/
Nkouy6728/
Nkhae6726/
Nkuie6719/
N'Kue6718/
Nkeih6717/
Nqeyi6716/
N'Koe6715/
Nkgoe6715/
Nkaje6714/
Nkyeh6711/
Nckee678/
Ngkae676/
Nkuyo676/
Ngkee675/
Nkiye675/
Nkuje674/
N'Kae674/
Nkoie674/
Nkeis673/
Ngkue672/
Ngkeu672/
Nckay672/
Nquke672/
Nkihe672/
Nkoje672/
Nkkes672/
Nkiyi672/
Nkeje672/
Nkeja672/
Nkeue672/
Nkaie672/
N'Kei672/
N'Kie672/
Nkiyo672/
N'Ker671/
Ngkea671/
Nkepp671/
Nkher671/
Nkysz671/
Nkiie671/
Nkeee671/
Nchey671/
Ngkei671/
Ngkyt671/
N'Keh671/
N'Cke671/
Nkess671/
Nkhie671/
Nke'e671/
Nkeah671/
Nkeea671/
Nkeid671/
Nkeii671/
Nkhye671/
Nkiea671/
Nk'er671/
Nkgay671/
Nkgea671/
Nkhoe671/
Ngkeh671/
Nhkuy671/

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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 Nkey
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