Nokesi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nokesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nokesi (8) may also be a first name.

Nokesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nokesi is found most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nokesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nokesi is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Nokesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nokesi are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nokesi is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 8 people.

Nokesi is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Beside The DR Congo Nokesi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nokosi8361/
Nokisi8312/
Nekesi835/
Nakesi832/
Nokeji831/
Nokasi831/
Nokoshi77169/
Nokhosi7756/
Noukezi7710/
Nokessa774/
Noikesa774/
Nuokeji773/
Ngokese772/
Nakaesi771/
Nekeshi771/
Noukegi771/
Nokhasi771/
Noketshe7190/
Nokerzai7166/
Noukissi7122/
Nookhasi7119/
Nookasai715/
Nokheshe714/
Noikosai713/
Nokashai711/
Noukedji711/
Naskeshi711/
Nakasi6710,596/
Nakesa67499/
Nakisi67394/
Nokize6732/
Nokhetshe6724/
Nokazi6722/
Nakosi6714/
Nokose6712/
Nekese677/
Nakeji675/
Nokozi674/
Nokiçi674/
Nakese673/
Nekisi673/
Nekasi672/
Nokeze671/
Nukezi671/
Nokase671/
Nekosi671/
Noqesa671/
Nokisa671/

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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 Nokesi
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