Nkemi Surname
Approximately 480 people bear this surname
Nkemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 410 | 1:50,656 | 6,624 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
Nkemi is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Nkémi. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkemi is the 635,252nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. It occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name internationally, borne by 46 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 50,656. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 67 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 24 percent reside and West Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Nkemi is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and The Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkémi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumi | 91 | 33 | / |
| Nkiemi | 91 | 20 | / |
| Nkemmi | 91 | 3 | / |
| N'Kemi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaemi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nkeamai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkemmoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkema | 80 | 1,342 | / |
| Nkeme | 80 | 427 | / |
| Nkami | 80 | 355 | / |
| Nkimi | 80 | 254 | / |
| Nkomi | 80 | 190 | / |
| Nkemy | 80 | 67 | / |
| Ncemi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nkimih | 73 | 376 | / |
| Nkuimi | 73 | 207 | / |
| Nkhema | 73 | 155 | / |
| Nkemeh | 73 | 128 | / |
| Nkiema | 73 | 120 | / |
| Nkammi | 73 | 57 | / |
| Nkomih | 73 | 24 | / |
| Nchemi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nkhomi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nkieme | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nkemje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkemma | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkemge | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngcemi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkomoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkomai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkheme | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Kema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkihmi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkahmi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkomie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkemea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkamie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkamyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkemaja | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkemgeh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngkaimi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nkemeth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkemeeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkohmih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiemeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkemaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkahami | 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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- 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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