Nenkam Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nenkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5301:39,1875,238
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nenkam (147) may also be a first name.

Nenkam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nenkam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nenkam is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenkam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 579,404th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nenkam are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 147 people.

The surname Nenkam is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 530 people, or 1 in 39,187. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 42 percent live, West Region, where 27 percent live and Littoral Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nengkam9211/
Gnenkam921/
Nenkham921/
Nuengkam861/
Ninkam83446/
Nenkom830/
Niengkham801/
Naengkham801/
Ninkham77846/
Ningkam773/
Gnemkam772/
Ninkame772/
Nginkam771/
Ninkkam771/
Nenkome771/
Ngnemkam7114/
Ngninkam711/
Ninkom677/
Nincam671/
Nimkham62468/
Ninkoum6228/
Ninkhom628/
Nemkoum623/

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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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  • 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 Nenkam
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