Nkweku Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nkweku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkweku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkweku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkweku occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkweku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkweku is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkweku reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nkweku is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent live and West Region, where 13 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwekeu | 92 | 86 | / |
| Nkweukeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkueku | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ngweku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkwaku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwakeu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nkwikeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuekui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwekui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwecheu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nkwicheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwekuih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaku | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nqwaku | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ngueku | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ngwoku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwiku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nenngwekhu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nguekeu | 62 | 834 | / |
| Nguekou | 62 | 794 | / |
| Nkuikeu | 62 | 75 | / |
| Ngwakeu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Nguekui | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ngwakui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngoueku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nguokeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwaku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nguikeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkuicheu | 57 | 30 | / |
| Ngouekou | 57 | 26 | / |
| Ngouekui | 57 | 15 | / |
| N'Guekou | 57 | 6 | / |
| Nguekhou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngueakeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngouekeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nguaku | 50 | 130 | / |
| Nguiku | 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
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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 Nkweku
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