Nankwa Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Nankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nankwa (Hindi: ननकवा) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nankwa are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nangkwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nankwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nnankwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nangwa | 83 | 897 | / |
| Nankwo | 83 | 46 | / |
| Nankua | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nankwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nankwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nachinkwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Nounkwa | 77 | 46 | / |
| Nangwai | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ngonkwa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nnankwo | 77 | 15 | / |
| Naingwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngankwo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Namngwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Neankwo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nahngwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nangwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nancwad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nankwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nankwiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neangwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhankwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nankwuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngankwey | 71 | 123 | / |
| Ngangwah | 71 | 34 | / |
| Namkwahe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nahangwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nnankwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngangkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naingwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnankwuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naankwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nongwa | 67 | 2,445 | / |
| Nangwe | 67 | 347 | / |
| Nonkwe | 67 | 256 | / |
| Nangba | 67 | 223 | / |
| Nangua | 67 | 106 | / |
| Namgwa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Nangwi | 67 | 61 | / |
| Nangwo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nonkua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nangeewai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nating'wa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nassingwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nankue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nankui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nanggeewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nachingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nancwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
Nankwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nankwa in the Hindi language | ||
| ननकवा | nanakava | - |
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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 Nankwa
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