Nkunye Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Nkunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 28 | 1:72,591 | 9,509 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nkunye (21) may also be a first name.
Nkunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkunye has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkunye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkunye is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Nkunye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkunye live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename on earth It is held by 21 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 72,591. In Lesotho Nkunye is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 46 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 25 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 18 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkunyie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkonye | 83 | 289 | / |
| Nkunge | 83 | 157 | / |
| Nkunje | 83 | 52 | / |
| Nkunue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkunee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeugne | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nkunayi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nkhunje | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkunyji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkunyia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkunjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkungne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkungeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkunaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkunawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkumgne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngkonye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkkunje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkunyaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeungne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkuinjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkunja | 67 | 4,728 | / |
| Nkonje | 67 | 240 | / |
| Ncunge | 67 | 147 | / |
| Nkunji | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nkonie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkunai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkunaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkonea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoungoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoungoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuingeei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkonoy | 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
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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 Nkunye
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