Nkemateh Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkemateh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkemateh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1681:123,62514,082
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Nkemateh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkemateh Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nkemateh is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkemateh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkemateh is the 1,290,735th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Nkemateh is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nkemateh live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 123,625. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 79 percent reside, Centre Region, where 10 percent reside and West Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Nkemateh Last Name Statistics demography

Nkemateh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkematieh941/
Nkemate931/
Nkematie8850/
Nkemeteh882/
Nkematha881/
Nkemata805/
Nkemete802/
Nkimate801/
Nkemetie751/
Nkomathi751/
Nkomati6717/
Nkamati672/
Nkamete672/
Nkamoti531/

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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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  • 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 Nkemateh
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