Nkweshi Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Nkweshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nkweshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkweshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkweshi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nkweshi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkweshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkweshi is the 3,017,195th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Nkweshi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkweshi reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside and West Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkqweshi | 93 | 13 | / |
| Nkwesi | 92 | 80 | / |
| Nkwashi | 86 | 745 | / |
| Ngweshi | 86 | 126 | / |
| Nqweshi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Nkwessi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nkweshe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nkueshi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nkwesai | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nkwoshi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkwesha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkweasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwishi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwesuha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngqweshi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngweshie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwetchi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwese | 77 | 87 | / |
| Nkwisi | 77 | 75 | / |
| Nkwasi | 77 | 72 | / |
| Nkwesa | 77 | 46 | / |
| Nkuesi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nkwescheu | 75 | 25 | / |
| Nkwetchui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngweshe | 71 | 814 | / |
| Ngwashi | 71 | 592 | / |
| Ngwechi | 71 | 236 | / |
| Ngueshi | 71 | 103 | / |
| Ngwesha | 71 | 77 | / |
| Ngwishi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ngweseh | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nkweche | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nkwessa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nkgwesa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nqwishi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngbeshi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkwashe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkweise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwissi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwesse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkweseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkhwisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkuessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqweshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwetche | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ng'washi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nkwesseu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngwitshi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwessie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ng'wesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwethsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaashi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwasshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweitse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwashi | 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
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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 Nkweshi
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