Noqayi Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Noqayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noqayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4281:126,58314,892
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Noqayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Noqayi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noqayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Noqayi is the 687,524th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Noqayi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 126,583. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Noqayi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Noqayi Last Name Statistics demography

Noqayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.14% less than the national average, earning R 139,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noqhayi926/
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Noqai914/
Nokayi8365/
Noqaya834/
Noqoyi832/
Naqayi831/
Nogqai831/
Noqhai831/
Noqayo831/
Noqaie831/
Ngokayi7735/
Nogqoyi773/
Nookayi771/
Nogcayi771/
Nokay73786/
Nokai73203/
Naqai7331/
Naqay732/
Nocay732/
Nocai731/
Nocquaio712/
Nakayi672,389/
Nokayu67330/
Nekoyi67297/
Nekayi67215/
Naqaie67153/
Nokaya67128/
Nokhai6794/
Nakiyi6751/
Nokoyi6747/
Nocais6732/
Nakuyi6727/
Ngokai6722/
Nokhay6715/
Nockai6715/
Noukay6713/
Nokeyi6712/
Nokayo6711/
Nokaye6711/
Noskay676/
Ngokay674/
Nakeyi674/
Nakoyi674/
Naquai673/
Nookay672/
Nookai672/
Noqiya672/
Noukai671/
Naqaji671/
Noikay671/
Noskai671/
Nockay671/
Nocoyi671/
Naqaiz671/

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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 Noqayi
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