Nkesa Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Nkesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 133 | 1:156,158 | 17,045 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkesa (29) may also be a first name.
Nkesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkesa is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkesa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 935,326th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkesa are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkesa is also the 1,951,561st most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 29 people.
Nkesa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 156,158. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 72 percent live, Southwest Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 46 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
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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 Nkesa
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