Nkweme Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Nkweme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nkweme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkweme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkweme occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkweme? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkweme live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Nkweme is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwemeh | 92 | 22 | / |
| Nkwem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwemehe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngweme | 83 | 194 | / |
| Nkwemi | 83 | 126 | / |
| Nkwema | 83 | 30 | / |
| Nkwame | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nkwome | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ncweme | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nqweme | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nkwemy | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nkueme | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkweem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'weme | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngwemeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkweema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngqweme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwamme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwameh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwem | 73 | 680 | / |
| Nqwem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkuem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkwim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwemaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwema | 67 | 970 | / |
| Ngueme | 67 | 451 | / |
| Ngwemi | 67 | 249 | / |
| Ngwame | 67 | 218 | / |
| Nkwimi | 67 | 132 | / |
| Nqwema | 67 | 116 | / |
| Nkwami | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ngbeme | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nkwomi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngwime | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nkuime | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqueme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngveme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwima | 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 Nkweme
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