Ngankam Surname

145,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngankam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngankam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,9961:6,932854
France121:5,535,227269,324
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ngankam (30) may also be a first name.

Ngankam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngankam has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngankam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngankam is the 145,908th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,396,431 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngankam are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngankam is also the 1,911,214th most common first name in the world It is held by 30 people.

The surname Ngankam is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,996 people, or 1 in 6,932. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 39 percent live, West Region, where 33 percent live and Centre Region, where 17 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Ngankam exists in 20 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

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