Nekama Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Nekama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 145 | 1:881,685 | 18,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Nekama (15) may also be a first name.
Nekama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nekama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nekama (Bengali: নেকমা, Marathi: िनकम, Oriya: େନକାମା) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nekama? popularity and diffusion
Nekama is the 1,290,735th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nekama are found; 82 percent are found in East Asia and 82 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Nekama is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 15 people.
Nekama is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 881,685. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 44 percent live, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 36 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 19 percent live. Besides Japan Nekama occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nekama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nekama in the Bengali language | ||
| নেকমা | nekama | - |
| Nekama in the Oriya language | ||
| େନକାମା | enakama | - |
| Nekama in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकम | inakama | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nekama
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