Nkweje Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nkweje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nkweje (6) may also be a first name.
Nkweje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkweje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkweje occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkweje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkweje? popularity and diffusion
Nkweje is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkweje live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkweje is also the 4,967,096th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 6 people.
Nkweje is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwej | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaje | 83 | 427 | / |
| Ngweje | 83 | 44 | / |
| Nkweji | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkweeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkweja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwajep | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwejop | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwueja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwejoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoeje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwej | 73 | 7,705 | / |
| Nkwei | 73 | 171 | / |
| Nkwey | 73 | 112 | / |
| Nkwaj | 73 | 56 | / |
| Nkweu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkwea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngweji | 67 | 5,513 | / |
| Nkwoji | 67 | 379 | / |
| Ngweja | 67 | 215 | / |
| Nkwaju | 67 | 175 | / |
| Nkweya | 67 | 82 | / |
| Nkwija | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nkweyi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Nkwaji | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ngweye | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ngwije | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nkwaye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngwaje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkwawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngweeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkwaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkweyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwejo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkweha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngueje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoue | 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
- 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 Nkweje
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