Nkwete Surname
Approximately 613 people bear this surname
Nkwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 470 | 1:44,190 | 5,824 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nkwete (21) may also be a first name.
Nkwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwete has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nkwete click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwete? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 528,243rd most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwete reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.
Nkwete is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 44,190. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 67 percent live, Northwest Region, where 14 percent live and Littoral Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Cameroon Nkwete exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwette | 92 | 138 | / |
| Nkwetie | 92 | 21 | / |
| Nkweteh | 92 | 12 | / |
| Nkgwete | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwetet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkweste | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwehte | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkweate | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoete | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwet | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkweta | 83 | 1,819 | / |
| Ngwete | 83 | 576 | / |
| Nkweti | 83 | 562 | / |
| Nkuete | 83 | 273 | / |
| Nkwate | 83 | 211 | / |
| Nkwite | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkweth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwetta | 77 | 642 | / |
| Ngwette | 77 | 52 | / |
| Ngwetie | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nkwetti | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ncwethe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngweteh | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nkwetha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nkuetee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwethe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwetea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweste | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwete | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Kweta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuethe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwateu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwet | 73 | 54 | / |
| Nkwed | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkuet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwettie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwetieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwethe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkouetet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkouethe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwetha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwethe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngweta | 67 | 840 | / |
| Nguete | 67 | 473 | / |
| Nkwati | 67 | 467 | / |
| Ngwate | 67 | 384 | / |
| Ngbete | 67 | 295 | / |
| Nkueti | 67 | 199 | / |
| Ngwite | 67 | 186 | / |
| Nkwita | 67 | 147 | / |
| Ngweth | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nkwiti | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ngweti | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nkueta | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ncweta | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nkuite | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwett | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwety | 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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- 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 Nkwete
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