Nkukwe Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Nkukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkukwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkukwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkukwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Nkukwe are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Nkukwe is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 17 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 17 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkugwe | 83 | 215 | / |
| Nkokwe | 83 | 124 | / |
| Nkukwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkhokwe | 77 | 849 | / |
| Nkhukwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkuikwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkoungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkugwa | 67 | 1,553 | / |
| Nkogue | 67 | 228 | / |
| Nkokwa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ncukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkucwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkougue | 62 | 109 | / |
| Nkuggwa | 62 | 97 | / |
| Nkuigwa | 62 | 62 | / |
| Nkougwa | 62 | 10 | / |
| Nkikwai | 62 | 9 | / |
| Ngcokwe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nkokwai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ncungwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkuigue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkuekui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkuegue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkungwi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkougoue | 57 | 4 | / |
| Nkoungue | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nkeungue | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nkoughoue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkogwa | 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 Nkukwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis