Nkia Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Nkia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkia (127) may also be a first name.
Nkia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkia occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nkia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,152,132nd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Nkia is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkia reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 825,494th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 127 people.
The surname Nkia is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 93 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Kia | 89 | 39 | / |
| Ngkia | 89 | 15 | / |
| Nkija | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nkiad | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nkiha | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkiah | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkiea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkiay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkiae | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkuyia | 80 | 80 | / |
| Nkaija | 80 | 35 | / |
| Nkuiya | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nkeija | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nkayia | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nkaiya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nkeiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkajia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkuija | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkiayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkya | 75 | 12,880 | / |
| Nkio | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nkja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkaayia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaijja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaijah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchia | 67 | 1,978 | / |
| Nnkya | 67 | 91 | / |
| Nkhea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nkeha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ngkio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkjei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaijahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgea | 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
- 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 Nkia
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