Nkeku Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Nkeku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Nkeku (177) may also be a first name.
Nkeku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkeku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkeku occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkeku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,140,742nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname Nkeku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkeku are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkeku is also the 685,598th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 177 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeuku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkekou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkieku | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Keku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkeukeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkaekui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkaku | 80 | 753 | / |
| Nkiku | 80 | 302 | / |
| Nkoku | 80 | 204 | / |
| Nqeku | 80 | 59 | / |
| Nceku | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkiekouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqheku | 73 | 256 | / |
| Ngqeku | 73 | 211 | / |
| Nkakou | 73 | 68 | / |
| Nkaaku | 73 | 65 | / |
| Nkisku | 73 | 64 | / |
| Nkakeu | 73 | 47 | / |
| Ngceku | 73 | 45 | / |
| N'Kaku | 73 | 27 | / |
| N'Kiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkokeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkyoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqgeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuikeu | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nkicheu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkecheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kokou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaakeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkackeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuicheu | 62 | 30 | / |
| Nqaku | 60 | 140 | / |
| Ncaku | 60 | 10 | / |
| Nciku | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngcaku | 55 | 603 | / |
| Nqcaku | 55 | 6 | / |
| Ngqaku | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Kacou | 50 | 16 | / |
| Nchikuh | 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 Nkeku
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