Nkech Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Nkech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nkech (137) may also be a first name.
Nkech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkech is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkech? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkech is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkech are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkech is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 137 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Nkech is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Nkech exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeche | 91 | 23 | / |
| Nketch | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkheche | 83 | 151 | / |
| Nkeac | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nkich | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkoch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkeejh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nketsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkyche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nketshe | 67 | 199 | / |
| Nkhekhe | 67 | 143 | / |
| Nkuiche | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkjc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuitche | 62 | 53 | / |
| Nkhetshe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nchez | 60 | 25 | / |
| Nkitse | 55 | 59 | / |
| Nketse | 55 | 25 | / |
| Ngqoch | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nchici | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkhetse | 50 | 253 | / |
| Nkitshe | 50 | 27 | / |
| Nqetshe | 50 | 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 Nkech
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