Nkefu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nkefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Nkefu (10) may also be a first name.
Nkefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkefu occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkefu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkefu reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 338,760. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Berea District, where 83 percent are found and Maseru District, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkefuh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkefui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkeafu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkeufu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkeufeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkeffeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkefeuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeufou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkepfeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkafu | 80 | 1,845 | / |
| Nkofu | 80 | 213 | / |
| Nkifu | 80 | 119 | / |
| Nqefu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkjfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuffou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchefu | 73 | 158 | / |
| Nkephu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkafuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngcefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkapfeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkiffeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kaffou | 62 | 8 | / |
| Ncofu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Ngqafu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Nchifu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ngcephu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nchifuh | 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 Nkefu
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