Nqayi Surname

157,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,769 people bear this surname

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

Nqayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7661:19,5872,471
England31:18,572,686338,250

Nqayi (47) may also be a first name.

Nqayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nqayi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqayi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 157,883rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,631,833 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,766 people, or 1 in 19,587. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Nqayi exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live.

Nqayi Last Name Statistics demography

Nqayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.76% less than the national average, earning R 117,012 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nqhayi919/
Nqkayi912/
Nqayie912/
Nqaiyi912/
Nqai89829/
Nqay891/
Nkayi802,301/
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Nqhai8026/
Ncayi8018/
Nqeyi8016/
Nquai805/
Ngqai804/
Nqaya803/
Nqaye802/
Nqaji801/
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Ngcayi73749/
Ngqoyi7385/
Ngqeyi7364/
Nkqoyi7317/
Nkayie736/
Nkayih733/
Nqcoyi732/
Nkgayi731/
Ngqaya731/
Nkaiyi731/
Nqhoyi731/
N'Kayi731/
Nqgeyi731/
Nqhaya731/
Nqhaye731/
Ncqoyi731/
Nkay67487/
Nkai67470/
Nqoi6795/
Ncai6738/
Nqei677/
Ncay672/
Nqaj671/
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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 Nqayi
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