Nkini Surname

168,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,3831:22,2162,758
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nkini (220) may also be a first name.

Nkini Last Name Facts

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

Nkini has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkini? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 168,902nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,850,038 people. The last name Nkini is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkini live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nkini is also the 608,246th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 220 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,383 people, or 1 in 22,216. In Tanzania Nkini is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 42 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent live and Arusha Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Tanzania Nkini exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Nkini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nkini surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkingi91564/
Ngkini9137/
Nkihni9112/
Nkinai919/
Nkioni918/
Nkinyi915/
Nkieni914/
Nkaini912/
Nkinie911/
Nnkini911/
Nkinih911/
Nkinei911/
Ngkaini831/
Nkeni80870/
Nkuni80812/
Nqini80412/
Nkine80382/
Nkeingni771/
Nkoingni771/
Nkaina73399/
Nchini73336/
Nkueni73116/
Nkhuni73105/
Nkiena7382/
Nkiene7381/
Nkegni7319/
Nkoine7311/
Nkinge738/
Nkinee738/
Nkenih737/
Ngqini736/
N'Keni735/
Nkheni734/
Nkeuni734/
N'Kuni734/
Nkaine734/
Nkoina734/
Ngkuni734/
Nkineh733/
Nkeine733/
Nkuina732/
Nkeeni731/
Nnkeni731/
Ngkeni731/
Nkehni731/
Nkeani731/
Nkenie731/
Nkuine731/
Nkyoni731/
Ngcingi67168/
Nkeineh674/
Ngqingi673/
Nkeigne672/
Nkoinet671/
Nnchini671/
Nkioney671/
Nkingeh671/
Nkhaine671/
Nkenihe671/
N'Kuina671/
N'Kueni671/
Ncingih671/
Nkqayni671/
Ngkaine671/

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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 Nkini
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