Nkeh Surname
Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname
Nkeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,138 | 1:18,250 | 2,498 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nkeh (1,822) may also be a first name.
Nkeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkeh is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 312,825th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,062,850 people. The last name Nkeh is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkeh reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkeh is also the 178,804th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 1,822 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,138 people, or 1 in 18,250. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 72 percent live, Southwest Region, where 14 percent live and Centre Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Cameroon Nkeh exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeuh | 89 | 174 | / |
| Nkieh | 89 | 135 | / |
| Nkeeh | 89 | 68 | / |
| Nkeih | 89 | 17 | / |
| Ngkeh | 89 | 1 | / |
| N'Keh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nke | 86 | 11,242 | / |
| Nketsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkeheh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkeejh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkie | 75 | 2,779 | / |
| Nkey | 75 | 835 | / |
| Nkhi | 75 | 823 | / |
| Nkea | 75 | 479 | / |
| Nkee | 75 | 384 | / |
| Nkge | 75 | 287 | / |
| N'Ke | 75 | 267 | / |
| Nkeu | 75 | 126 | / |
| Nkha | 75 | 29 | / |
| Nkei | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nkhe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ngke | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hnke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkih | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nhke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ncke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nıke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nceh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkhj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkhy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkce | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkhai | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nkhea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nckee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nqehe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkich | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkhoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkeis | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Kei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkkes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkihe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nquke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqeha | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kie | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Ker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkepp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkher | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Key | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeee | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Cke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nke'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nk'er | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkei | 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
- 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 Nkeh
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