Nkoai Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkoai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkoai (27) may also be a first name.

Nkoai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkoai is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Nkoai occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkoai reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkoai is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa Nkoai is most numerous in: Free State, where 42 percent are found, North West, where 38 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Other than South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Nkoai Last Name Statistics demography

Nkoai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.16% less than the national average, earning R 49,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nkhooa73412/
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Nkoe674,245/
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Ncoa6716/
Nkouaha6714/
Nkouaye6713/
Nkanghi677/
Nkotaje677/
Ngkohae673/
N'Kouie673/
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Ngkaahi672/
Nkojiep672/
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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 Nkoai
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