Nkaje Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkaje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkaje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nkaje (30) may also be a first name.

Nkaje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkaje has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkaje click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkaje? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkaje is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nkaje live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkaje is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Nkaje is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent live and West Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 14 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkatje911/
Nkadje911/
Nkaj893,134/
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Nkhajeh831/
Nkaji809,361/
Nkaye80335/
Nkaja80171/
Nkase80136/
Nkaze8066/
Nkawe8045/
Nkhae8026/
Ngkae806/
N'Kae804/
Nkuje804/
Nkaie802/
Nkage802/
Nkeje802/
Nkoje802/
Nkadji73176/
Nkhase7367/
Nkazhe7318/
Nkazeh7314/
Nkhage737/
Nkayie736/
Nkaise735/
Ngkawe733/
Nkejje733/
Nkazie733/
Nkodje733/
Nkasie732/
Nkazeu732/
Nkayep732/
Nkaaja732/
Nkaaye732/
Ngkoje732/
Nkhaye731/
Nkajoh731/
Nkajji731/
Nkasei731/
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Nkeage731/
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Nkease731/
Nkeaze731/
N'Kaji731/
Nkajih731/
Nkaize731/
Nkahse731/
Nkujje731/
Nkujeh731/
Ngkuje731/
N'Kaye731/
Nkajio731/
Nkoa679,309/
Nkoe674,245/
Nkie672,779/
Nkau671,355/
Nkey67835/
Nkaa67807/
Nkue67670/
Nkay67487/
Nkea67479/
Nkai67470/
Nkee67384/
Nkeu67126/
Nkei6727/
Nk'hase677/
Nkye674/
Ngkause672/
Nqaj671/
Nkhasie671/
Ncae671/
Nkadjip671/
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Nkoj671/

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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 Nkaje
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