Nkere Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkere Surname User-submission:

The Nkere surname means 'time' in Boki, Cross River state, Nigeria.

Nkere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7831:226,23613,295
Kenya4421:104,4799,052
Cameroon4041:51,4096,728
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Lesotho621:32,7836,032
United States561:6,472,481306,764
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
England131:4,286,005132,302
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Gabon41:472,2983,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

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.

- redhound

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.

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Ngkore737/
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Hnkert733/
N'Keri732/
Nkgeri732/
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