Nekema Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Nekema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
Nekema (29) may also be a first name.
Nekema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nekema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nekema is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nekema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Nekema are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 29 people.
The last name Nekema is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Central African Republic, where 3 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 Nekema
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