Nyemek Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Nyemek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Nyemek (27) may also be a first name.
Nyemek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyemek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyemek is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyemek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyemek is the 2,168,711th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyemek live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nyemek is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 284,508. In Cameroon Nyemek is most common in: Littoral Region, where 92 percent reside, Centre Region, where 7 percent reside and South Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyemeck | 92 | 2,230 | / |
| Nyemeke | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyemeg | 83 | 371 | / |
| Niemek | 83 | 3 | / |
| Neumek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyimek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niemeck | 77 | 181 | / |
| Neimeke | 77 | 18 | / |
| Noemeck | 77 | 12 | / |
| Neumeck | 77 | 11 | / |
| Neimeck | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyemykh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Njemeke | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyemecg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naymeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niemekz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyemkova | 71 | 27 | / |
| Niemeckz | 71 | 11 | / |
| Neimecke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngnemeck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niemieck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niemeske | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naymik | 67 | 184 | / |
| Neimeg | 67 | 108 | / |
| Niemec | 67 | 61 | / |
| Noemeg | 67 | 50 | / |
| Neumeg | 67 | 38 | / |
| Njemec | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ngemik | 67 | 24 | / |
| Noimek | 67 | 21 | / |
| Neemeg | 67 | 20 | / |
| Naimek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noemik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naemeg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nameek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naumek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niemyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nijmek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyimec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niemeg | 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 Nyemek
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