Nkeshi Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Nkeshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkeshi (40) may also be a first name.
Nkeshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkeshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkeshi (Hindi: ंकेशी) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkeshi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Nkeshi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkeshi are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 40 people.
The surname Nkeshi is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nkeshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkeshi in the Hindi language | ||
| ंकेशी | nkesi | - |
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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 Nkeshi
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