Nketia Surname

37,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nketia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nketia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana13,7161:1,970326
United States751:4,832,786249,377
England741:752,94741,527
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nketia (1,768) may also be a first name.

Nketia Last Name Facts

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

Nketia is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nketia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,815th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 523,305 people. The surname Nketia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nketia reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 181,997th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,768 people.

Nketia is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 13,716 people, or 1 in 1,970. Excluding Ghana it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Nketia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nketia surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nketia earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $35,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.31% less than the national average, earning $30,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nketiah9210,710/
Nkeutia9212/
Nkehtia921/
N'Ketia921/
N'Ketiah869/
Nkatia8341/
Nketja834/
Nkitia832/
Nkotia831/
Nketea831/
Nkatiah772/
Nkeutio772/
Nkatija771/
Nkhatia771/
Nkatayia714/
Nkotuyia711/
N'Kétiah711/
Nkotya6798/
Nkatio6716/
Nkitio671/
Nkateyio571/
Nkotjo5079/

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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 Nketia
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