Nokoi Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Nokoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Nokoi (60) may also be a first name.
Nokoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nokoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nokoi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nokoi? popularity and diffusion
Nokoi is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Nokoi reside; 87 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 87 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 60 people.
Nokoi is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Nokoi is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 91 percent reside and Western, where 9 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Nokoi
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