Nkena Surname
Approximately 499 people bear this surname
Nkena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Cameroon | 185 | 1:112,265 | 13,040 |
| Lesotho | 53 | 1:38,350 | 6,671 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Nkena (80) may also be a first name.
Nkena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkena (Russian: Нкена) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkena? popularity and diffusion
Nkena is the 617,057th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkena live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 80 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 37 percent reside and Lesotho, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nkena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkena in the Russian language | ||
| Нкена | nkena | - |
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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 Nkena
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