Nkebem Surname
Approximately 467 people bear this surname
Nkebem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 461 | 1:384,258 | 20,336 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Nkebem (86) may also be a first name.
Nkebem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkebem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkebem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkebem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 648,005th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkebem are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkebem is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 86 people.
Nkebem is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 384,258. In Nigeria Nkebem is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 77 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeubeum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkebam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkbeme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkepem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwokeibem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguebem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwebem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeabom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeboum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkoebom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkpem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngo Ebem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngueubem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguebemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikbim | 67 | 365 | / |
| Ngbema | 67 | 179 | / |
| Ngbeme | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nwokoibem | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nkbuma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkobam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngbemo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwekuebom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngubem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngobem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkepmi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nakbum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkpeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikbam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoebouom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkibeyame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngabem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagbem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nukabeume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noukeboum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Negbam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkabim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkabaim | 62 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkebem
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