Nkwesu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nkwesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nkwesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkwesu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwesu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwesu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 80 percent live and Cross River, where 20 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwessu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkweseu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwesseu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nkwesuha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nkwasu | 83 | 66 | / |
| Ngwesu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Nkwosu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nkuesu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkweju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwescheu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nkwashu | 77 | 196 | / |
| Nkwissu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nkwechu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ncweshu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwossu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwassu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuessu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweshu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwedjeu | 71 | 67 | / |
| Nkwecheu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nkwhashu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nkwidjeu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkgwashu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwashu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwisseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwicheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwetchu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwasseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwessou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbesu | 67 | 410 | / |
| Nkwetchou | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ncwasu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ngwezu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ngwasu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nkwetcheu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nkouesseu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngwisu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nguesu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkwetchui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqwezu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwitcheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuidjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwosu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwazu | 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 Nkwesu
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