Nkwema Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nkwema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nkwema (25) may also be a first name.

Nkwema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkwema Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nkwema is found most in Zambia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkwema is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Nkwema occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwema reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkwema is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Nkwema is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 720,451. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 86 percent reside, Central Province, where 5 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Zambia Nkwema exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nkwaema921/
Nkweama921/
Nkwemaya861/
Nkwama833,675/
Ngwema83970/
Nkwemi83126/
Nkweme83123/
Nkwoma83120/
Nqwema83116/
Nkwemo8384/
Nkwemy836/
Nkwima831/
Nkuema831/
Nkwamah77211/
Nkwemeh7722/
Ngwemah7717/
Nkwemou7714/
Nkhwima774/
Nkwomah773/
Ngwemaa772/
Nkwemoh771/
N'Kouema711/
Nkwemehe711/
Nguema67108,377/
Ngwama672,629/
Ngwemi67249/
Ngweme67194/
Ngbema67179/
Nkwamo67175/
Nkwimi67132/
Ngwemo6718/
Nkuemo6718/
Ncweme6713/
Nqweme6712/
Nquema675/
Ngwima674/
Ngwoma673/
Ncwama673/
Nkueme672/
Nkwomo672/
Ngvema672/
Nkuemi671/

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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 Nkwema
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