Nkeruka Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkeruka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkeruka 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
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nkeruka (757) may also be a first name.

Nkeruka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkeruka occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkeruka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nkeruka are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 298,585th most widespread given name globally, borne by 757 people.

The surname Nkeruka is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 36 percent reside, Edo, where 32 percent reside and Lagos, where 21 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

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
Nkeiruka93218/
Nkieruka933/
Nkeruika933/
Nkiruka86429/
Nkoruka863/
Nkerika861/
Nkeiruke802/
Nkeiruki801/
Nkirika7194/
Nkarika716/
Nkorika714/
Nkorukoh671/
Nkariko576/
Nkoriko574/
Nkiriko573/
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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 Nkeruka
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