Nenkavu Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nenkavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenkavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1241:19,4313,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nenkavu Last Name Facts

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

Nenkavu is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nenkavu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenkavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nenkavu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 19,431. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Oshana Region, where 58 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 27 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Namibia it exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nankavu861,765/
Nenkava867/
Nenekava8012/
Nenghavu801/
Nenekave801/
Nenkavva801/
Nenkov772,193/
Nankayivu753/
Nankafu7117,898/
Nenkova712,060/
Nangavu71349/
Nonkevu71321/
Nankhav7114/
Nenykov7113/
Gnenkov7112/
Hnenkov719/
Nenková717/
Ninkaev717/
Nankuvu714/
Nonkaev714/
Nanakav714/
Nankava713/
Nenukov713/
Noenkov712/
Nenakov712/
Nankaev712/
Nunkaev712/
Nenikov711/
Nonkafu711/
Nunkave711/
Ninkave711/
Nenakhov671,871/
Nenyukov67145/
Nnankafu6748/
Nyangavu6727/
Nenykova6717/
Gnenkova679/
Hnenkova677/
Nencková676/
Nenagave675/
Wnenková675/
Nanakafu674/
Nenukova674/
Nenachov673/
Nenekova673/
Ninkabou672/
Nankaeva671/
Neynokayeva671/
Nonokava671/
Nongwavu671/
Nanacavu671/
Nyankafu671/
Noenkova671/
Noenkivi671/
Nenikova671/
Nengafuh671/
Nankkafu671/

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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 Nenkavu
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