Nkishi Surname

219,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,861 people bear this surname

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

Nkishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,8471:40,0004,929
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkishi (80) may also be a first name.

Nkishi Last Name Facts

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

Nkishi occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkishi? popularity and diffusion

Nkishi is the 219,675th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,915,930 people. Nkishi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkishi are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkishi is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name globally, held by 80 people.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,847 people, or 1 in 40,000. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Kishi921/
Nkisi914,414/
Nkaisi83100/
N'Kisi8355/
Nkeshi8353/
Nkiesi8352/
Nkissi835/
Nkushi835/
Ngkisi833/
Nkisai832/
Nkisha832/
Nkuisi831/
Nkoisi831/
Nqishi831/
Nkeisi831/
Nkiosi831/
Ncishi831/
Nkuissi77176/
Nkitshe7727/
Nchishi776/
Ngqishi776/
Nqitshi775/
Nkuisha774/
Nkueshi774/
Nkaichi774/
Nkieseh771/
Nkeshie771/
N'Kissi771/
Nkuisie771/
Nkaisha771/
Nkoisai771/
Nkisa73215/
Nkise7323/
Ncisi7313/
Nkuissie712/
Ngqitshi711/
Nkiesa67576/
Nkiese67168/
Nkesha6771/
Nkhize6737/
Nkeseh6724/
Nkeise6718/
Nchisi6715/
Nkezih6710/
Nqishe677/
Nkaise675/
Ncaisi673/
Nkuseh673/
Nkaisa673/
Nkoisa672/
Ngcisi672/
Nkeshe671/
Nkises671/
Nkoizi671/
Nkiose671/
Ncishe671/
N'Kizi671/
Nkuizi671/
Nkeisa671/
Nqitsi671/
Nkizzi671/
Nkisse671/

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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
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  • 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 Nkishi
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