Nkwemu Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Nkwemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 86 | 1:184,301 | 12,428 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
Nkwemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkwemu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwemu reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkwemu is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 184,301. In Zambia Nkwemu is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 52 percent are found, Southern Province, where 43 percent are found and Central Province, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Nkwemu occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwemou | 92 | 14 | / |
| Kwemu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkwamu | 83 | 148 | / |
| Kwemou | 83 | 104 | / |
| Nkuemu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Ngwemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwemus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwamou | 77 | 110 | / |
| Ngwemou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwemui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouemou | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ngwemouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwamu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwemoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuemou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncwamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouemout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwémou | 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 Nkwemu
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