Nankeng Surname
Approximately 684 people bear this surname
Nankeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 679 | 1:30,588 | 4,130 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nankeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nankeng is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankeng? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nankeng is the 485,771st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nankeng reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nankeng is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 30,588. In Cameroon Nankeng is most prevalent in: West Region, where 34 percent live, Littoral Region, where 31 percent live and Centre Region, where 28 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Nankeng occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngankeng | 93 | 93 | / |
| Nangkeng | 93 | 7 | / |
| Nanking | 86 | 54 | / |
| Nonkeng | 86 | 17 | / |
| Namkeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nanceng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nongkeng | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nganking | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nangking | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nancheng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nonkaeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nancng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngounkeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngankiong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanqing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nonceng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonkenke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nanching | 67 | 4 | / |
| Noonking | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neinking | 67 | 0 | / |
| Noncenc | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nounching | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Nankeng
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