Nqayana Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

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

Nqayana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqayana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2281:237,62224,428
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Nqayana (14) may also be a first name.

Nqayana Last Name Facts

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

Nqayana has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqayana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nqayana is the 1,076,574th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nqayana reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nqayana is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

Nqayana is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 237,622. In South Africa Nqayana is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Free State, where 19 percent live. Barring South Africa Nqayana occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Nqayana Last Name Statistics demography

Nqayana earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 72130.03% more than the national average, earning R 171,646,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkqayana93122/
Ngqayana9338/
Nqkayana931/
Ncayana8668/
Nkayana864/
Nqiyana863/
Ngqiyana8020/
Ngqoyana8017/
Ngqeyana801/
Ngcayana801/
Nkgayana801/
Nqojana71161/
Nciyana7129/
Nkoyana7122/
Nkeyana7119/
Nkuyana716/
Ncoyana715/
Nkiyana713/
Ngqukuyana712/
Nceyana712/
Ncuyana711/
Ncaiana711/
N'Kayona6715/
N'Koyana6712/
Ngceyana6711/
Nkayango674/
Ngciyana672/
Nkcoyana672/
Ngqojana671/
Ncheyana671/
Ngcoyana671/
Ngcajana671/
Nkouyana671/
Nkeyanga671/
Nkoyanga671/
N'Kayina671/

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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
  • 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 Nqayana
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