Nkene Surname
Approximately 3,392 people bear this surname
Nkene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 2,071 | 1:912 | 161 |
| Cameroon | 1,167 | 1:17,797 | 2,429 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Nkéné (1) are calculated separately.
Nkene (186) may also be a first name.
Nkene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkene (Russian: Нкене) has its highest incidence in Gabon. It may also be found as: Nkéné. For other potential spellings of Nkene click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkene? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkene is the 132,982nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,148,451 people. The surname Nkene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkene live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkene is also the 667,122nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 186 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Gabon, where it is carried by 2,071 people, or 1 in 912. Beside Gabon it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nkene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkene in the Russian language | ||
| Нкене | nkene | - |
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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 Nkene
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