Cognomen Nketia (Nketia 
) , globally, is quite a common family name. The family name Nketia is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, where it is quite a common surname, Guinea, where it is a rare surname, and Senegal. Much less frequently, Nketia is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Nketia | United Kingdom, Ghana, Senegal, United States, Guinea |
| j. h. kwabena nketia ethnomusicologist (1921-2019), GH (b. 1921) |
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| gus nketia Ghanaian/New Zealand sprinter, GH (b. 1970) |
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| kwabena abrefa nketia researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-2908-7969) |
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| nan twum nketia |
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| beatrice nketia Nigerian association football player, NG (b. 1995) |
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