Nkweje Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkweje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkweje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nkwajep772/
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Ngwoeje771/
Ngwej737,705/
Nkwei73171/
Nkwey73112/
Nkwaj7356/
Nkweu735/
Nkwea733/
Nkwue731/
Ngweji675,513/
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Ngweja67215/
Nkwaju67175/
Nkweya6782/
Nkwija6775/
Nkweyi6766/
Nkwaji6756/
Ngweye6751/
Ngwije6748/
Nkwaye6714/
Ngwaje6710/
Nkwawe676/
Ngweeh675/
Nkwaja674/
Nkweyo674/
Ngwejo672/
Nkweha672/
Ngueje671/
Nkweuo671/
N'Kwoe671/
Ngwuej671/
Nkuhee671/
Nkwaie671/
Nkwajo671/
Nkweah671/
Nkwieh671/
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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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  • 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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