Nkri Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nkri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nkri (9) may also be a first name.

Nkri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkri is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nkri is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Nkri are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 9 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Nkri is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Nkri is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Pakistan, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkrie893/
N'Krio801/
Nkra75111/
Nkry755/
Nkre751/
Nkrj751/
N'Kra671/
Nkroa671/
Ncrris601/
Ncrisp601/
Nqrj503/
Ncra501/

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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 Nkri
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