Nqai Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

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

Nqai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8091:66,9698,393
England111:5,065,278148,650
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nqai (22) may also be a first name.

Nqai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nqai has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nqai.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqai? popularity and diffusion

Nqai is the 418,906th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. The last name Nqai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nqai reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 809 people, or 1 in 66,969. In South Africa Nqai is most prevalent in: Free State, where 59 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Nqai Last Name Statistics demography

Nqai earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning R 215,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nqayi892,769/
Nqhai8926/
Nquai895/
Ngqai894/
Nqaji891/
Nqi8615/
Nqa868/
Nkqayi801,316/
Ngqayi8093/
Nqhayi809/
Nqayie802/
Nqaiyi802/
Nqkayi802/
Nkai75470/
Nqoi7595/
Ncai7538/
Nqaz7512/
Nqui758/
Nqei757/
Nkqi756/
Nqas754/
Ngqi752/
Nqad752/
Nqki752/
Nqoa751/
Nqay751/
Nkqa751/
Nqca751/
Nqha751/
Nqid751/
Nqip751/
Nqqa751/
Nqqi751/
Nqyi751/
Nqaa751/
Nqah751/
Nqaj751/
Nnqa751/
Nhqa751/
Hnqi751/
Nkaji679,361/
Nkayi672,301/
Ngcai67675/
Nqawe67414/
Nqoyi6790/
Nquka6783/
Nkhai6772/
Nqash6772/
Ngkai6722/
Ncayi6718/
N'Kai6718/
Nqeyi6716/
Nkaai6710/
Nqoji678/
Nquat678/
Nqaya673/
Nkaie672/
Nqeha672/
Nqaye672/
Nqiyo672/
Nqath671/
Ncgai671/
Nqayd671/
Nqahe671/
Nqayz671/
Nqiya671/
Nqoya671/
Nquqa671/
Nquyi671/
Nkaia671/
Nqauh671/
Ngqoi671/
Nquoi671/
Nquie671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nqai
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis