Nkoyo Surname
Approximately 1,826 people bear this surname
Nkoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 824 | 1:214,979 | 12,767 |
| Kenya | 640 | 1:72,156 | 6,797 |
| Cameroon | 237 | 1:87,633 | 10,590 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkoyo (26,715) may also be a first name.
Nkoyo Demographics
Nkoyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nkoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkoyo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkoyo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 223,100th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,990,989 people. Nkoyo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkoyo are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 30,443rd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 26,715 people.
The last name Nkoyo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 214,979. In Nigeria Nkoyo is primarily found in: Cross River, where 45 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 40 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Nkoyo exists 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 adherence of those bearing the Nkoyo surname is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkooyo | 91 | 14 | / |
| Nkoyoh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nnkoyo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkoy | 89 | 23,838 | / |
| Nkoyi | 80 | 4,657 | / |
| Nkoya | 80 | 282 | / |
| Nkojo | 80 | 273 | / |
| Nkoye | 80 | 141 | / |
| Ncoyo | 80 | 106 | / |
| Nkayo | 80 | 100 | / |
| N'Koy | 80 | 84 | / |
| Nqoyo | 80 | 77 | / |
| Nkouy | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nkuyo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkeyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkiyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Kayo | 73 | 467 | / |
| Nkhooa | 73 | 412 | / |
| Nkayou | 73 | 261 | / |
| Nkouya | 73 | 178 | / |
| Nkcayo | 73 | 66 | / |
| Nkayoh | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nkhoyi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkooye | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkqoyi | 73 | 17 | / |
| N'Koyi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkoojo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkouye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkoy'e | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngkojo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkgoye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkooha | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Koya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkeyou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoyyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkyoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngqoyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngcoyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnkoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkojio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkooya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkahyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Koye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkou | 67 | 11,128 | / |
| Nkoa | 67 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkoe | 67 | 4,245 | / |
| Nkoi | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Nkey | 67 | 835 | / |
| Nkay | 67 | 487 | / |
| Nkuy | 67 | 268 | / |
| Nkahyoh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ncoy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nkouyee | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nkye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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