Nkeri Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Nkeri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkeri (28) may also be a first name.
Nkeri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkeri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkeri (Arabic: نيكري, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺮﻯ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkeri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkeri is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkeri live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 28 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 53 percent reside, Rivers, where 33 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 21 percent reside and Mauritania, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkieri | 91 | 1,284 | / |
| Ngkeri | 91 | 41 | / |
| Nkeryi | 91 | 20 | / |
| Nkerie | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkgeri | 91 | 2 | / |
| N'Keri | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkerri | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkheri | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Kieri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkera | 80 | 2,911 | / |
| Nkere | 80 | 1,908 | / |
| Nkori | 80 | 1,309 | / |
| Nkari | 80 | 1,217 | / |
| Nkiri | 80 | 671 | / |
| Nceri | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkoroi | 73 | 685 | / |
| Nkiere | 73 | 637 | / |
| Nkairi | 73 | 175 | / |
| Nkeire | 73 | 59 | / |
| Nkeera | 73 | 50 | / |
| Nkhere | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nkhori | 73 | 34 | / |
| Nkarie | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nkereh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nkhari | 73 | 17 | / |
| N'Kere | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ngkari | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nceari | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkerre | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nceiri | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkeere | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngkori | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkorie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkirie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkorri | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Kari | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Kori | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeray | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaari | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nceeri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncheri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkorei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiori | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaroi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkereu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkarhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkkere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiris | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiery | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaïri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncheeri | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngkarui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngkaari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkheera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkarroi | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Ceiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Cheri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkeire | 67 | 1 | / |
Nkeri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkeri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻜﺮﻯ | ankry | - |
| Nkeri in the Arabic language | ||
| نيكري | nykry | - |
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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
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- 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 Nkeri
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