Nkeru Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkeru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2171:145,5579,267
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nkeru (417) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Nkeru Demographics

Nkeru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 310 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Nkeru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkeru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nkeru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nkeru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkeru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkeru is the 309,548th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,983,207 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkeru live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 420,947th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 417 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,217 people, or 1 in 145,557. In Nigeria Nkeru is most frequent in: Borno, where 94 percent live, Imo, where 5 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 0 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Nkeru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nkeru surname is chiefly Traditional African (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkeiru91107/
Nkieru917/
Nkeeru914/
Nkgeru911/
Nkereu911/
Nkereue836/
Nkaru80781/
Nkiru80398/
Nkoru809/
Nkyru801/
Nkairu7310/
Ngkoru737/
Nkharu737/
Nkireu731/
Ngqeru731/
Nkarou731/
Nkaaru731/
Ngkarui676/
Ngkorou673/
Nciru601/
Nchiru551/
Nchiruu501/
Ngquaru501/
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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 Nkeru
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