Nkenke Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3381:160,28917,999
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Nkenke (147) may also be a first name.

Nkenke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkenke (Russian: Нкенке) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkenke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkenke is the 574,640th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nkenke live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkenke is also the 760,591st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 147 people.

The last name Nkenke is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 160,289. In South Africa Nkenke is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 22 percent reside and North West, where 19 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Nkenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nkenke surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nkenke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.57% less than the national average, earning R 126,972 per year and in United States they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $43,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkenkeu9258/
Nkenkce9211/
Nkenkqe924/
Nkoenke921/
Nkenkey921/
Nkemnke921/
Nkenk911/
Nkienkie8642/
Nkcenkce8630/
Nkenkgue861/
Nkengkie861/
Nkengkeu861/
Nkuenkeu861/
Nkenka8335/
Nkence8335/
Nkemke835/
Nkoenk835/
Nkenki831/
Nknk801/
Nkengue776,080/
Nkienki774/
Nkemkeh771/
Nkenkqa771/
Nkeng735,527/
Nkqenkqa7120/
Nkqenkoa711/
Nkinki67212/
Ncence67111/
Nkoeng6763/
Nqenqe678/
Nkieng676/
Nkinka675/
Nknkkk671/
Nckeng671/
Nqenka671/

Nkenke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkenke in the Russian language
Нкенкеnkenke-

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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 Nkenke
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