Nkeche Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Nkeche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nkeche (77) may also be a first name.
Nkeche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkeche Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkeche is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkeche? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkeche live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkeche is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 77 people.
Nkeche is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 156,351. In Lesotho Nkeche is mostly concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 46 percent live, Maseru District, where 38 percent live and Berea District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 39 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkheche | 92 | 151 | / |
| Nkecheu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkech | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkece | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkeucheu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkechi | 83 | 1,415 | / |
| Nkache | 83 | 29 | / |
| Nkecha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkoche | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nketch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkehze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkyche | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nceche | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ncheche | 77 | 579 | / |
| Nketshe | 77 | 199 | / |
| Nkhache | 77 | 39 | / |
| Nkeechi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nkicheu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngceche | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nkuiche | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nnkechi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkeichi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkhiche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkachie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nketchi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkhecha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkechih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkehzeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkechhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nckechi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeze | 73 | 853 | / |
| Nchez | 73 | 25 | / |
| Nkeac | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nkich | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkuitche | 71 | 53 | / |
| Nkuicheu | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ncheeche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchechey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkochi | 67 | 133 | / |
| Nqache | 67 | 122 | / |
| Nkachi | 67 | 103 | / |
| Nkezea | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nketse | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nkuitchet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkezih | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkezhi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkichi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkejje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkicha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkieze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkejih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nciche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nketchaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkecoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkigeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nketsh | 67 | 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
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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 Nkeche
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