Nkoyo Surname

223,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nkoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkoyo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8241:214,97912,767
Kenya6401:72,1566,797
Cameroon2371:87,63310,590
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkoyo (26,715) may also be a first name.

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Nkoyo Demographics

Nkoyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nkoyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkoyo is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkoyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 223,100th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,990,989 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkoyo live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkoyo is also the 30,443rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 26,715 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 214,979. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 45 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 40 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 35 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Nkoyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nkoyo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nkoyo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.02% less than the national average, earning $18,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkooyo9114/
Nkoyoh912/
Nnkoyo911/
Nkoy8923,838/
Nkoyi804,657/
Nkoya80282/
Nkojo80273/
Nkoye80141/
Ncoyo80106/
Nkayo80100/
N'Koy8084/
Nqoyo8077/
Nkouy8028/
Nkuyo806/
Nkeyo802/
Nkiyo802/
N'Kayo73467/
Nkhooa73412/
Nkayou73261/
Nkouya73178/
Nkcayo7366/
Nkayoh7333/
Nkhoyi7321/
Nkooye7321/
Nkqoyi7317/
N'Koyi735/
Nkoojo735/
Nkouye734/
Nkoy'e734/
Ngkojo733/
Nkgoye732/
Nkooha732/
N'Koya732/
Nkeyou732/
Nkoyee731/
Nkoyyi731/
Nkyoye731/
Ngqoyo731/
Ngcoyo731/
Nnkoye731/
Nkhayo731/
Nkojio731/
Nkoeya731/
Nkouyi731/
Nkooya731/
Nkahyo731/
N'Koye731/
Nkou6711,128/
Nkoa679,309/
Nkoe674,245/
Nkoi671,110/
Nkey67835/
Nkay67487/
Nkuy67268/
Nkahyoh6721/
Ncoy6720/
Nkouyee6719/
Nkye674/
Nkoj671/
Nkouowa671/
N'Kouya671/
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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 Nkoyo
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