Nkere Surname
Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname
Nkere Surname User-submission:
The Nkere surname means 'time' in Boki, Cross River state, Nigeria.
Nkere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 783 | 1:226,236 | 13,295 |
| Kenya | 442 | 1:104,479 | 9,052 |
| Cameroon | 404 | 1:51,409 | 6,728 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Lesotho | 62 | 1:32,783 | 6,032 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Nkere (791) may also be a first name.
Nkere Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Nkere surname means 'time' in Boki, Cross River state, Nigeria.
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Nkere Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nkere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkere occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nkere.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkere? popularity and diffusion
Nkere is the 215,348th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,819,469 people. The last name Nkere occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nkere are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkere is also the 291,309th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 791 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 783 people, or 1 in 226,236. In Nigeria Nkere is most frequent in: Abia, where 26 percent live, Rivers, where 26 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 23 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Nkere occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent live and Cameroon, where 21 percent live.
Nkere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nkere last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Nkere earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48% less than the national average, earning R 123,564 per year and in United States they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $52,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkiere | 91 | 637 | / |
| Nkeire | 91 | 59 | / |
| Nkhere | 91 | 45 | / |
| Nkereh | 91 | 23 | / |
| N'Kere | 91 | 12 | / |
| Nkerie | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkerre | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkeere | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkereu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkkere | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nker | 89 | 36 | / |
| Nkre | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nnkeire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkera | 80 | 2,911 | / |
| Nkire | 80 | 899 | / |
| Nkare | 80 | 844 | / |
| Nkore | 80 | 284 | / |
| Nkeri | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ncere | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nkier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nk'er | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Ker | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkieri | 73 | 1,284 | / |
| Nchere | 73 | 118 | / |
| Nkaire | 73 | 76 | / |
| Nkeera | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ngkeri | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nkeryi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ngkore | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkhore | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkireh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hnkert | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Keri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkgeri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkerri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hnkeer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkheer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkorei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkireu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiery | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkarey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkheri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkorey | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeray | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkheera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncherre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Koreh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kieri | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkere
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