Nkweze Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Nkweze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Nkweze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkweze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkweze occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkweze? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkweze is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Nkweze is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkweze are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent reside, Enugu, where 17 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwueze | 92 | 11 | / |
| Nkwaeze | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nkwezi | 83 | 297 | / |
| Ngweze | 83 | 180 | / |
| Nkwese | 83 | 87 | / |
| Nkwaze | 83 | 76 | / |
| Nkwege | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nkweza | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nkueze | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwize | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwettzeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezhe | 77 | 478 | / |
| Ngwueze | 77 | 47 | / |
| Nkweche | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ngwezie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwedze | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkweseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwazea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwetche | 71 | 96 | / |
| Nkwetshe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nkweitse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nngwueze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwazi | 67 | 1,148 | / |
| Ngwese | 67 | 954 | / |
| Ngwezi | 67 | 759 | / |
| Ngbeze | 67 | 321 | / |
| Ngueze | 67 | 211 | / |
| Ngweza | 67 | 112 | / |
| Nkwesi | 67 | 80 | / |
| Ngweje | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nkuese | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nkwase | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nkuezi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkuize | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nkwizi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngwaze | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwege | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkweji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwece | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwexe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwize | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwegi | 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 Nkweze
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