Nkonye Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkonye (743) may also be a first name.

Nkonye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkonye is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nkonye.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkonye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 917,199th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name Nkonye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkonye reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 301,729th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 743 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 47 percent reside, Edo, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Nkonye Last Name Statistics demography

Nkonye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.81% less than the national average, earning R 86,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nkoonye92100/
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Nkanye83119/
Nkunye8329/
Nkonoe837/
Nkonie837/
Nkogne832/
Nkonea831/
Nkonoy831/
Nkaniye77216/
Nkhanye7713/
Nkoonge7712/
Nkamnye775/
Nkhonje775/
Nkanyie772/
Nkonoya772/
N'Konge771/
Nkanyez771/
Nkongeh771/
Nkomnje771/
Nkunyie771/
Nkonyoyo7110/
Nkhonjer711/
Nkongoje711/
Nkange67580/
Nkanae67385/
Nkonji67338/
Nkunge67157/
Nkunje6752/
Nkanje6749/
Nkanee6730/
Nkonja6729/
Nkonou6712/
Nkanie672/
Nkanay671/
Nkanue671/
Nkomje671/
Nkongnayi671/
Nkoungoue671/
Nkoungoyo671/

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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 Nkonye
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