Nkian Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Nkian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 18 | 1:277,172 | 8,776 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkian (Arabic: نكيان) is found in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkian? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Nkian occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nkian reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Nkian is most numerous in The Congo, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 277,172. In The Congo it is most frequent in: Brazzaville Department, where 50 percent reside and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account The Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkiane | 91 | 331 | / |
| Nkiang | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nkaiyan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkean | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkion | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkiong | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngkion | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkyane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkayon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkyan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncijan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiyanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkeeane | 67 | 189 | / |
| Ngkaion | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ngkiong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkuijam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiyangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoyean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkhiong | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nkeon | 60 | 13 | / |
| Nkoyon | 55 | 119 | / |
| Nkyong | 55 | 5 | / |
| Nckeon | 55 | 3 | / |
| Nquean | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkyone | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nchion | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ngkeong | 50 | 5 | / |
Nkian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkian in the Arabic language | ||
| نكيان | nkyan | - |
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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 Nkian
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