Nkiri Surname
Approximately 671 people bear this surname
Nkiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 405 | 1:437,390 | 22,495 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nkiri (272) may also be a first name.
Nkiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkiri occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 492,802nd most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,860,724 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkiri reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkiri is also the 538,995th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 272 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 437,390. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 24 percent reside, Rivers, where 22 percent reside and Delta, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Nkiri is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkieri | 91 | 1,284 | / |
| Nkairi | 91 | 175 | / |
| Nkirie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkiori | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkiris | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Kieri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nciri | 80 | 1,023 | / |
| Nkire | 80 | 899 | / |
| Nkuri | 80 | 274 | / |
| Nkira | 80 | 204 | / |
| Nkeri | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nkiere | 73 | 637 | / |
| Nkaira | 73 | 447 | / |
| Nchiri | 73 | 137 | / |
| Nkaire | 73 | 76 | / |
| Nkeire | 73 | 59 | / |
| Ngkeri | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ngkira | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nkuuri | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nquiri | 73 | 9 | / |
| N'Ciri | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nqairi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkerie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkireh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nceiri | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Keri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ncairi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkgeri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkerri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkkuri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkireu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiery | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkheri | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoirra | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnchiri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnkeire | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Ceiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqirish | 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 Nkiri
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