Nkera Surname
Approximately 2,911 people bear this surname
Nkera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 2,791 | 1:4,072 | 1,005 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Nkera (11) may also be a first name.
Nkera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkera is most common in Rwanda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkera? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 151,323rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,503,451 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkera reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nkera is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Nkera is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is held by 2,791 people, or 1 in 4,072. Not including Rwanda it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeera | 91 | 50 | / |
| Nkeray | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkheera | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkere | 80 | 1,908 | / |
| Nkara | 80 | 630 | / |
| Nkero | 80 | 309 | / |
| Nkira | 80 | 204 | / |
| Nkora | 80 | 111 | / |
| Ncera | 80 | 103 | / |
| Nkeri | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nqera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkieri | 73 | 1,284 | / |
| Nkiere | 73 | 637 | / |
| Nkaira | 73 | 447 | / |
| Nkiras | 73 | 81 | / |
| Nkeire | 73 | 59 | / |
| Nkhere | 73 | 45 | / |
| Ngkeri | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nkarha | 73 | 35 | / |
| Nkereh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nkeryi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ngkira | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nchera | 73 | 13 | / |
| N'Kere | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nkirat | 73 | 5 | / |
| N'Kero | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkerie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkerre | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Keri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkgeri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkeere | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkerri | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Kira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkheri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiery | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkkere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkereu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhara | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkeros | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkoirra | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkharay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqueira | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kieri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkeire | 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 Nkera
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