Nekua Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nekua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nekua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekua is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nekua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 963,821st most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. Nekua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nekua reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 284,152. Without taking into account The DR Congo Nekua exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neekua918/
Nekuhat831/
Nakua80577/
Nikua80177/
Nekwa8097/
Nokua8066/
Negua8028/
Njkua802/
Nequa801/
Nykua801/
Naheekua771/
Neguaz73110/
Neguay7330/
Ngekwa7327/
Nakuaa7325/
Nekwai7310/
Neukwa735/
Nekway734/
Neguas732/
Ngegua732/
Nekwah732/
Nnekwa732/
Neguah731/
Nikuay731/
Nakkua731/
Nikuha731/
Nikuaj731/
Nezcua731/
Gnekwa731/
Nyokua731/
Niokua731/
Neïgua731/
Neugwa731/
Neguea731/
Neguai731/
Nakuea731/
Nakkuea6715/
Nnekwuo676/
Neequay671/
Niokuea671/
Nujkuea671/
Naikuad671/
Neguass671/
Nnaekwa671/
Ngeguah671/
Neekway671/

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