Nkelewe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Nkelewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nkelewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkelewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkelewe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkelewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkelewe is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Nkelewe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkelewe reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Nkelewe is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Nkelewe is primarily found in: Buikwe District, where 50 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Nkelewe
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