Nkiyani Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkiyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkiyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nkiyani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkiyani is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkiyani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkiyani is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nkiyani is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nkiyani reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Apart from South Africa Nkiyani occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkuyani865/
Nkiyana863/
Nkayani862/
Nciyani861/
Nkiyane861/
Nkoyani861/
Nkahyani801/
Nkyeni776/
Nkieni774/
Nkaini772/
Nkeani771/
Nkinei771/
Nkieane71154/
Nkiengi7189/
Nkoyoni7179/
Nkeanyi7157/
Nkoyana7122/
Nkuyane7120/
Nkeyana7119/
Nciyane7115/
Nkayane7113/
Nkuyana716/
Nkayana714/
Nkeyane713/
Ngkaeni712/
Nkoyeni712/
Nkayeni712/
Ncayani711/
Nkaweni711/
Nkoyane711/
Ngkaini711/
Nkqayni711/
Nkane673,118/
Nkine67382/
Nkqayini67179/
Ngqiyana6720/
N'Koyana6712/
Ngciyane679/
Nkayieni674/
Ngceyani672/
Nkcoyana672/
Nkuyingi672/
Nkouyane671/
Nchiyane671/
Ngqiyane671/
Nqkayana671/
Nkoingni671/
Nkeingni671/
Nkqayane671/

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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 Nkiyani
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