Nkemi Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4101:50,6566,624
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Congo111:453,55410,703
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Nkémi (1) are calculated separately.

Nkemi (46) may also be a first name.

Nkemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkemi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Nkémi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkemi is the 635,252nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkemi are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkemi is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 46 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 50,656. In Cameroon Nkemi is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 67 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 24 percent are found and West Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkémi931/
Nkeumi9133/
Nkiemi9120/
Nkemmi913/
N'Kemi911/
Ngkaemi8311/
Nkeamai834/
Nkemmoi831/
Nkema801,342/
Nkeme80427/
Nkami80355/
Nkimi80254/
Nkomi80190/
Nkemy8067/
Ncemi805/
Nkimih73376/
Nkuimi73207/
Nkhema73155/
Nkemeh73128/
Nkiema73120/
Nkammi7357/
Nkomih7324/
Nchemi7318/
Nkhomi7316/
Nkieme738/
Nkemje737/
Nkemma735/
Nkemge733/
Ngcemi732/
Nkomoi732/
Nkomai732/
Nkheme732/
N'Kema731/
Nkihmi731/
N'Kami731/
Nkaeme731/
Nkeima731/
Nkahmi731/
Nkomie731/
Nkemea731/
Nkamie731/
Nkamyi731/
Nkoeme731/
Nkemaja6718/
Nkemgeh6717/
Ngkaimi6712/
Nkemeth674/
Nkemeeh672/
Nkohmih671/
Nkiemeu671/
Nkeumeu671/
Nkemaya671/
Nkahami671/

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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 Nkemi
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