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 last name Nkim occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkim? popularity and diffusion
Nkim is the 649,026th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nkim are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkim is also the 925,156th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 104 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 405,361. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 61 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent live and Ondo, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 5 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
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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