Nkezi Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Nkezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 193 | 1:107,612 | 12,606 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkezi is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkezi? popularity and diffusion
Nkezi is the 1,052,587th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname Nkezi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkezi live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 107,612. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 46 percent reside, Centre Region, where 21 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 19 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkezih | 91 | 10 | / |
| Nkezhi | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nkiezi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkezie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nketzie | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nnkezie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkeedzi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkazi | 80 | 2,699 | / |
| Nkesi | 80 | 897 | / |
| Nkeze | 80 | 853 | / |
| Nkeza | 80 | 517 | / |
| Nkizi | 80 | 150 | / |
| Nkozi | 80 | 142 | / |
| Nkeji | 80 | 42 | / |
| Nkegi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nketsi | 73 | 1,431 | / |
| Nkechi | 73 | 1,415 | / |
| Nkhazi | 73 | 455 | / |
| Nkiesi | 73 | 52 | / |
| Nkezea | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nkieza | 73 | 34 | / |
| Nkeasi | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nkedji | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkeise | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nkaazi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nkadzi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkozie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkazzi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkhozi | 73 | 4 | / |
| N'Kazi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkazie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngcezi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkeeza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkhesi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkezza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkieze | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkeiza | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Keza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkazi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkheza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeisi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoizi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkizzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkehze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkazih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkezet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkejih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaeze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuizi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkozzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkozhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kizi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkasei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nketshi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nkeechi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nkhetsi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkgetsi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nnkechi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkeichi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkechhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| 'Nketsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkehzeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkechih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhodzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nketsih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nketchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nckechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaesi | 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 Nkezi
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