Nkenne Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Nkenne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 291 | 1:71,371 | 8,951 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Nkenne (12) may also be a first name.
Nkenne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkenne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkenne is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkenne? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 904,049th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkenne are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkenne is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
Nkenne is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 71,371. In Cameroon Nkenne is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 37 percent are found, West Region, where 31 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 16 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkenneh | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nkenney | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkeunne | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkennge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkenn | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkengnie | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nkenneha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkengnes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkengner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkenna | 83 | 116 | / |
| Nkenni | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nken | 80 | 2,156 | / |
| Nkengue | 77 | 6,080 | / |
| Nkingne | 77 | 50 | / |
| Nckenna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkien | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkend | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkeun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkeen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkenk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nknna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkken | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkennaya | 71 | 24 | / |
| Nkengnui | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nckinney | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nkenkgue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkemni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nckennaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nønken | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nckeng | 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
- 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 Nkenne
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