Nkemka Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkemka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkemka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7421:238,73713,870
Cameroon621:334,98530,391
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Nkemka (405) may also be a first name.

Nkemka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkemka is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkemka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 413,383rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nkemka are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkemka is also the 428,575th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 405 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 742 people, or 1 in 238,737. In Nigeria Nkemka is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Rivers, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Nkemka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nkemka last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Nkemka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkemkah9253/
Nnkemka921/
Nkemke835/
Nkamka835/
Nkemki831/
Nkemeheka801/
Nkemkeu775/
Nkemkeh771/
Nkamko6717/
Nkomko671/
Nqemqa671/
Nkimqa671/
Nkemche6214/
Ngqamka626/
Ncamca501/

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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 Nkemka
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