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

Nkonye is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkonye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 917,199th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkonye reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkonye is also the 301,729th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 743 people.

It is most prevalent 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 live, Edo, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

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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Nkunye8329/
Nkonoe837/
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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/
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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 Nkonye
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