Nkwege Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Nkwege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Nkwege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkwege occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwege? popularity and diffusion
Nkwege is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwege are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Nkwege is most common in: Ebonyi, where 58 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Abia, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwese | 83 | 87 | / |
| Nkweze | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nkwega | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ngwege | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkwage | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwueze | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ngwegeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkweseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweghi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoegi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweghep | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwakge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwese | 67 | 954 | / |
| Ngwega | 67 | 459 | / |
| Nkwezi | 67 | 297 | / |
| Ngweze | 67 | 180 | / |
| Nkwesi | 67 | 80 | / |
| Ngweje | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nkuese | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nkwiga | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nkweza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngbege | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkwogi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwige | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkweji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwece | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwage | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwexe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkueze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwize | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Nkwege
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