Nekia Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nekia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
India111:69,733,217610,955
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nekia (969) may also be a first name.

Nekia Last Name Facts

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

Nekia (Russian: Некиа) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Nekia reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 259,003rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 969 people.

The last name Nekia is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 74 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 20 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 12 percent reside.

Nekia Last Name Statistics demography

Nekia earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nekkia9163/
Ngekia9138/
Neekia915/
Nekhia911/
Nekija911/
Neakia911/
Niekia910/
Nekiah910/
Nokia801,734/
Nakia80600/
Nikia80142/
Nekya8016/
Nekio806/
Nykia804/
Nekja801/
Nequia73460/
Nakiah73166/
Nekyha7370/
Nokiah7365/
Nikkia7338/
Nakija7322/
Nechia7314/
Naikia735/
Nickia735/
Nokhia734/
Nakhia734/
Naakia733/
Nyokia732/
Niokia732/
Gnikia732/
Nikiah732/
Nakkia732/
Nackia732/
Nakiea731/
Nokiea731/
Nikiay731/
Neikio731/
Nekeea731/
Nitkia731/
'Nakia731/
Nuikia731/
Nequias67227/
Nakaija6718/
Naikiat6717/
Necchia6713/
Nakeyia672/
Nakhija672/
Nakaiya672/
Nokaiya671/
Nokkiah671/
Nakeiya671/
Nahakia671/
Nakihah671/
Nakhiah671/
Nyokiah671/
Nakkiah671/
Nekaiyo671/
Nekoiyo671/
Nehchia671/
Nechiah671/
Nikogia671/
Naqkiah671/

Nekia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nekia in the Russian language
Некиаnekia-

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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 Nekia
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