Nekuye Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Nekuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nekuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nekuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nekuye is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nekuye? popularity and diffusion
Nekuye is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nekuye live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Nekuye is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 90 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Kenya Nekuye occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Nekuye
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