Nekow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Germany

Nekow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nekow Last Name Facts

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

Nekow is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nekow is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Nekow reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nekow is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Nekow is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Nekow occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnekow9189/
Neskow9122/
Netkow9116/
Nekowa911/
Nejkow911/
Gneckow8392/
Nekov80196/
Nikow8017/
Nakow805/
Nekof801/
Gneickow7717/
Neschkow771/
Nedkov732,047/
Neykov731,931/
Nekhov73241/
Nejkov73169/
Neikov73159/
Nekova73156/
Neckov73114/
Nickow7368/
Neekob7339/
Neskov7331/
Neeqow734/
Neukov734/
Nockow732/
Nekoub732/
Niskow731/
Nekovs731/
Nekouv731/
Nedcow731/
Nikosw731/
Nezkov731/
Nekkov731/
Nekouf731/
Nuykow731/
Nakkow730/
Neykova672,068/
Neshkov67554/
Gnedkov67354/
Neikova67175/
Hnedkov6765/
Nejkova6751/
Nechkov6735/
Nedkoff6725/
Nuikhow6723/
Nekhova6720/
Nekkoev678/
Nekhoev673/
Gnetkov673/
Neukhov672/
Hnetkov672/
Nekouft671/
Nekhouf671/
Nekhofe671/
Nakkhow671/
Neakhaw671/
Neikoff671/

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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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  • 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 Nekow
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