Nkire Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8441:209,88512,480
England231:2,422,52489,093
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkire (110) may also be a first name.

Nkire Last Name Facts

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

Nkire occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 393,206th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nkire are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkire is also the 895,203rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 110 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 844 people, or 1 in 209,885. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 64 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Nkire occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkiere91637/
Nkaire9176/
Nkeire9159/
Nkireh914/
Nkirie912/
Nkireu911/
Nkir891/
Nkre891/
Nkajire831/
Nnkeire831/
Nkayire831/
Nkuyire831/
Nnkaire831/
Nkere801,908/
Nkare80844/
Nkiri80671/
Nkira80204/
Nkure8013/
Nkier802/
Nkieri731,284/
Nkaira73447/
Nkairi73175/
Nkhere7345/
Nkereh7323/
Nkoure7315/
Ngkira7314/
N'Kere7312/
Nkerie734/
Nkerre733/
Nkeere732/
Nkuere732/
Nkarey731/
Nkurei731/
Nkereu731/
Nkoira731/
Nkkere731/
Nkiris731/
Nkiery731/
N'Kira731/
Nchire731/
Nkiori731/
Ncir67340/
Nkouere6759/
Nker6736/
Nkayere6710/
Nkoirra674/
Nkoyere674/
N'Kuere671/
Nkuhijr671/
Nkeyere671/
Nkoureh671/
Nkuerey671/
N'Kieri671/
Ncquire671/

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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
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  • 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 Nkire
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