Nkeme Surname
Approximately 427 people bear this surname
Nkeme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 273 | 1:76,077 | 9,412 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkeme (61) may also be a first name.
Nkeme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkeme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkeme is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkeme? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 692,305th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkeme are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkeme is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 61 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 76,077. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 75 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkemeh | 91 | 128 | / |
| Nkieme | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nkemje | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nkemge | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkheme | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkoeme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkemea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkaeme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkem | 89 | 5,867 | / |
| Nkemgeh | 83 | 17 | / |
| Nkemeth | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkemeeh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkiemeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkema | 80 | 1,342 | / |
| Nkome | 80 | 1,272 | / |
| Nkemi | 80 | 480 | / |
| Nkame | 80 | 158 | / |
| Nkemy | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nqeme | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nceme | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nnkem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nkeum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkhem | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Kem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkeam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkiem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkemm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkehm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkeem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngqeme | 73 | 244 | / |
| Nkhema | 73 | 155 | / |
| Nkomea | 73 | 124 | / |
| Nkiema | 73 | 120 | / |
| Nkomee | 73 | 118 | / |
| Ncheme | 73 | 44 | / |
| Nkhame | 73 | 35 | / |
| Nkeumi | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nkiemi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nkameh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nkimeh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nkamme | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkemma | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkitme | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkemmi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkuime | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkemmd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkimeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nqqeme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkaime | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkomme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkomeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngceme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqoeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkyome | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqueme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeemh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkim | 67 | 466 | / |
| Nkhomee | 67 | 320 | / |
| Nkemaja | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngkaemi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkeamai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkemaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaimeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchemeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkemmoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nckamey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqem | 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
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- 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 Nkeme
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