Nganken Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nganken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nganken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Nganken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nganken has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nganken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nganken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nganken is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Nganken are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 71 percent live and West Region, where 29 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngankeng9393/
Nanken9210/
Ganken920/
Gankeng8620/
Nancken8611/
Ngonken864/
Ngamken861/
Nankn831/
Ngankion8012/
Nganking807/
Neankien802/
Ngankemg802/
Gangkoen801/
Ngamkeng801/
Nahjnken800/
Nankin77621/
Gankin77610/
Nonken7790/
Gankem7732/
Nankyn7711/
Nancen771/
Ngounkeng751/
Nankenova751/
Gankina71828/
Nanchen71673/
Nanquen71189/
Nankina7179/
Ganchen7128/
Nainkin7126/
Nonkeng7117/
Nankyna7116/
Neinken7114/
Naankin715/
Gnankin713/
Nainkem713/
Neankin713/
Nangken712/
Namkeng711/
Ngamkem711/
Ganking711/
Gaincen711/
Nongken711/
Nankind710/
Ngouchenken6762/
Nasenkin678/
Nasenkyn676/
Nongkaen672/
Gasenkin672/
Gangchen671/
Nancn671/
Gasinkin671/

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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 Nganken
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