Nekase Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Nekase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nekase (75) may also be a first name.
Nekase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nekase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nekase is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nekase? popularity and diffusion
Nekase is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nekase live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 75 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Nekase
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