Nkewe Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Nkewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkewe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkewe are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkewe is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Nkewe is mostly found in: Budaka District, where 89 percent live, Wakiso District, where 7 percent live and Kampala District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Kewe | 91 | 14 | / |
| Nkewep | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkew | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nkewehe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkewa | 80 | 313 | / |
| Nkeve | 80 | 255 | / |
| Nkowe | 80 | 90 | / |
| Nkawe | 80 | 45 | / |
| Nkiwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkewy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkeew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkewuihe | 77 | 2 | / |
| N'Kowe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkebhe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngkawe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngqewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Kawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkowea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkebeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkewyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeveh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeeue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeibeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngkawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkewe
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