Nkoroi Surname

485,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nkoroi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoroi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6711:68,8236,564
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Nkoroi (13) may also be a first name.

Nkoroi Last Name Facts

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

Nkoroi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoroi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 485,250th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoroi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 68,823. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 54 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 29 percent live and Nairobi County, where 15 percent live. Barring Kenya Nkoroi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Nkoroi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkooroi921/
Nkoro914,175/
Nkori911,309/
Nkoroh8349/
Nkhori8334/
Nkouri838/
Nkooro834/
Ngkori832/
Nkorie832/
Nkoori832/
Nkorri832/
Nkoryi831/
Nkuoro831/
Nkorgo831/
Nkoryo831/
Nkoros831/
N'Kori831/
Nkqoro831/
Nkorei831/
Nkhoro831/
Nkaroi831/
Nkoiro831/
Nkgori831/
Nkouro831/
Nkourou7752/
Nkorroh7720/
Nkoroyo7715/
N'Kouri775/
N'Korou775/
Ngkorio774/
Ngkorou773/
Nkoreyi771/
Nkoroch771/
N'Koroe771/
Nkoross771/
Nqoroyi771/
Nkarroi771/
Nkari731,217/
Nkero73309/
Nkore73284/
Nkuri73274/
Nqoro73179/
Nkuro73117/
Nkora73111/
Nkaro7353/
Nkeri7324/
Ncoro732/
Nkouroue711/
Nkgari67253/
Ncooro67175/
Nkoora67102/
Ngkeri6741/
Nkarie6732/
Nkeryi6720/
Nkorue6717/
Nkhari6717/
Nkoure6715/
Ngkari6710/
Nkuuri6710/
Ngcoro678/
Ngkore677/
Nkoura676/
Nkorga675/
N'Kero674/
Nkerie674/
Nkhore674/
Ngkaro674/
Nqorho673/
N'Keri672/
Ncorio672/
N'Kari672/
Ngqoro672/
Nkaroh672/
Nkharo672/
Nkerri672/
Nkores671/
Nkauro671/
Nkkuri671/
Nkurei671/
Nkoury671/
Nkaaro671/
Nkaari671/
Nkuora671/
Nkaïri671/
Nkaroe671/
Nkoira671/
Nkarhi671/
N'Kore671/
Nkorey671/
Nkheri671/
Nkarou671/

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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 Nkoroi
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