Nkure Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Nkure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkure Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkure is found most frequently in The Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nkure.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkure? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Nkure is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkure reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in The Congo, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 997,819. In The Congo Nkure is primarily found in: Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 80 percent are found and Brazzaville Department, where 20 percent are found. Barring The Congo Nkure occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoure | 91 | 15 | / |
| Nkuere | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkurei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkur | 89 | 5 | / |
| N'Kuere | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuerey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoureh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkurije | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkire | 80 | 899 | / |
| Nkore | 80 | 284 | / |
| Nkuri | 80 | 274 | / |
| Nkura | 80 | 84 | / |
| Nkaur | 80 | 80 | / |
| Ncure | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkiere | 73 | 637 | / |
| Nkuuri | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nkouri | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngkore | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkoura | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkireh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkhore | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkorie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkirie | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Kore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoury | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkorei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkireu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkorey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncuere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkkuri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkor | 67 | 555 | / |
| N'Kouri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngkauri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkuhijr | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Koreh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncquire | 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
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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 Nkure
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