N'Kah Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
N'Kah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
N'Kah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name N'Kah Come From? nationality or country of origin
N'Kah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺎﻩ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of N'Kah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name N'Kah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of N'Kah reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin N'Kah is most common in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent live and Mauritania, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkah | 89 | 1,666 | / |
| N'Ka | 89 | 115 | / |
| Nkaha | 80 | 63 | / |
| N'Koh | 80 | 36 | / |
| N'Kau | 80 | 34 | / |
| N'Kai | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nkaah | 80 | 8 | / |
| N'Koa | 80 | 8 | / |
| N'Kaa | 80 | 6 | / |
| N'Kaï | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nka | 75 | 2,901 | / |
| N'Cahe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkahgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoa | 67 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkaj | 67 | 3,134 | / |
| Nkoh | 67 | 1,475 | / |
| Nkau | 67 | 1,355 | / |
| Nkaa | 67 | 807 | / |
| Nkay | 67 | 487 | / |
| Nkea | 67 | 479 | / |
| Nkai | 67 | 470 | / |
| N'Ko | 67 | 365 | / |
| Nkga | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nkha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkka | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ncah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nnka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkca | 67 | 1 | / |
N'Kah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| N'Kah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻜﺎﻩ | ankah | - |
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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 N'Kah
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