Nkim Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Nkim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 437 | 1:405,361 | 21,214 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkim (104) may also be a first name.
Nkim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkim is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkim? popularity and diffusion
Nkim is the 649,026th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nkim live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 925,156th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 104 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 405,361. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 61 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent are found and Ondo, where 2 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 5 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkuim | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkaim | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkiem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkime | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngkim | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkitme | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkuime | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkaime | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkem | 75 | 5,867 | / |
| Ncim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nqim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkeme | 67 | 427 | / |
| Nnkem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nchim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnqim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkeum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkhem | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkemm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkehm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkemmd | 60 | 3 | / |
| Nkheme | 60 | 2 | / |
| Nkeemh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ncem | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nqjm | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nqem | 50 | 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 Nkim
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