Nkem Forename

34,470th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 22,603 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkem Forename User-submission:

Nkem (pronounced in-kem) is a slightly female-biased unisex given name found among the Igbo people, Nigeria. It is a short form of either Nkemdilim, Nkemjika or Nkemakonam and means 'mine' or 'my own'.

Nkem Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
 
78%
21,8781:8,1161,147
United States
79%
 
2731:1,327,97425,292
England
63%
 
2321:239,6686,612
Cameroon
82%
 
381:568,69717,762
Canada-361:920,37119,051
Ireland
100%
251:185,7413,671
Scotland-201:267,5184,251
Netherlands
65%
 
171:994,24017,340
South Africa
100%
111:4,957,514105,029
Pakistan
100%
101:19,435,768100,312
Poland-91:4,225,2354,388
United Arab Emirates-61:1,191,99940,353
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Iceland-41:91,5043,703
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Malaysia-21:15,224,970260,513
Germany
50%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Uganda-21:20,478,46091,660
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Greece
100%
11:10,934,54822,228
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Nkem (5,867) may also be a surname.

Nkem Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nkem (pronounced in-kem) is a slightly female-biased unisex given name found among the Igbo people, Nigeria. It is a short form of either Nkemdilim, Nkemjika or Nkemakonam and means 'mine' or 'my own'.

- hansolo15

Nkem Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkeme8961/
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Nkeem8910/
Nkkem892/
Nkeam891/
Nkemd891/
N'kem891/
Nkheme806/
Nkemme802/
Nkeeme801/
N'Keem801/
Nkim75104/
Nqem758/
Ncem754/
Gnkm751/
Knkm751/
N'Keime731/
Ngkim6737/
Nchem6723/
Nkhim671/
Nkime671/
Nqeme671/
Nqeem671/
Nqemh671/
Nkaime603/
Ngqeme601/
Nhchem601/
Ncheem601/
Nkuime601/
Nqhiem601/
Ncim502/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkem