Nakew Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nakew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nakew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakew is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nakew is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nakew are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Nakew is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nakewe9137/
Nakeaw9136/
Nakkew913/
Nakkeaw83170/
Nakkiew8311/
Neakeaw831/
Nackeaw831/
Naikeaw831/
Nakkhew831/
Nakkewe831/
Nakeewe831/
Nakev80367/
Nokew805/
Nakef801/
Nekew801/
Nakkheaw778/
Nakkhiew775/
Nhakkeaw774/
Neatkeaw772/
Nakeejwe771/
Nakeva73333/
Nakiev73130/
Nokkew7372/
Nakeev7359/
Nakeff7330/
Nakiwe7329/
Nokeaw7313/
Nokewe7311/
Nakeef734/
Nookew732/
Nakhev731/
Ngokew731/
Nakeab731/
Nakhef731/
Nogkew731/
Nokeew731/
Neatkheaw711/
Nookeaw67184/
Nokkeaw67175/
Nnakife6769/
Nakhiev6755/
Noykeaw6733/
Naukiev6732/
Naskeev6731/
Nhakiwe6723/
Nookiew6719/
Noikeaw6714/
Nuikeaw678/
Nazkeev678/
Ngakeva677/
Noekeaw674/
Hnokeaw673/
Nhokeaw673/
Nakaywe672/
Naukeev672/
Nakheev671/
Naikeva671/
Nakheva671/
Nogkeaw671/
Noikiew671/
Ngokeaw671/

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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 Nakew
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