Nekami Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nekami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan981:1,304,53422,820
India541:14,204,914239,375
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nekami (1,508) may also be a first name.

Nekami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nekami (Bengali: নেকমী, Hindi: नेकामी, Russian: Неками) occurs most in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,403,590th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name Nekami is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nekami reside; 63 percent reside in East Asia and 63 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 200,119th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 1,508 people.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 1,304,534. In Japan it is most common in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 99 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 1 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnekami923/
Gnekami921/
Neskami921/
Nekamoi921/
Nekhamis864/
Nokami8331,722/
Nakami834,174/
Nikami833,543/
Nekama83176/
Nekame8314/
Nekemi832/
Nakhami77499/
Nahkami77307/
Nakaami7755/
Nakamai7733/
Nakaumi7722/
Neukame7711/
Neckama776/
Nikamai774/
Nikamiz773/
Nikamij772/
Nikkami772/
Nekamme772/
Nakammi771/
Niekemi771/
Nekkame771/
Nokhami771/
Nakamii771/
Nekamma771/
Nekhomi771/
Nikamih771/
Nikamis771/
Niekama771/
Nekaime771/
Nagkamai7120/
Neahkama714/
Nekhamys713/
Neakhama711/
Nakhamie711/
Nacami6720,906/
Nakame671,059/
Nikame67259/
Nikama6790/
Noikhammi6790/
Nokame6780/
Nicami6735/
Nekoma6717/
Nekkhamma6712/
Niekkamaa6711/
Nakemi678/
Nacomi678/
Nekeme674/
Nekome672/
Naqami671/
Necama671/
Nikemi671/
Nikomi671/
Nokomi671/
Nikamy671/
Nokemi671/
Nakomi671/

Nekami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nekami in the Bengali language
নেকমীnekami-
Nekami in the Hindi language
नेकामीnekami66.67
नेकमीnekami33.33
Nekami in the Russian language
Некамиnekami-

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Footnotes

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