Nukwe Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Nukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 112 | 1:185,438 | 19,429 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nukwe (23) may also be a first name.
Nukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nukwe is most common in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nukwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nukwe is the 1,637,889th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nukwe live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nukwe is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 23 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 185,438. In Cameroon Nukwe is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Nukwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noukwe | 91 | 67 | / |
| Nnukwe | 91 | 43 | / |
| Nhukwe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Neukwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ngukwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nunkwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nukweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnuekwe | 83 | 63 | / |
| Nounkwe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ngukwei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nnoukwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nokwe | 80 | 1,818 | / |
| Nikwe | 80 | 1,141 | / |
| Nukwa | 80 | 281 | / |
| Nukue | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nugwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nukwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nukuea | 73 | 779 | / |
| Nnukwa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nokgwe | 73 | 33 | / |
| Noukwa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nnokwe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nuigwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Neukwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Noukue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nukwit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nickwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nokwue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nukuhe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngugwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Naukwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Noukwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nougwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nookwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nukhwai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nhungwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nounkwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nnaukwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noukuie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngougwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nujkuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neukoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nounkue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhaukwa | 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 Nukwe
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