Nka Surname

151,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Nka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1191:18,5602,547
Gabon6571:2,875504
Nigeria6111:289,92316,281
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
India581:13,225,265229,403
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England41:13,929,515290,718
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Nka (725) may also be a first name.

Nka Last Name Facts

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

Nka (Hindi: ंक) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 151,794th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,512,081 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nka reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nka is also the 306,386th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 725 people.

Nka is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,119 people, or 1 in 18,560. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 21 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 21 percent are found.

Nka Last Name Statistics demography

Nka earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning R 266,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoa869,309/
Nkaj863,134/
Nkah861,666/
Nkau861,355/
Nkaa86807/
Nkay86487/
Nkea86479/
Nkai86470/
N'Ka86115/
Nkga8646/
Nkha8629/
Nkka8619/
Nnka869/
Ngka864/
Nhka862/
Nkad861/
Nkqa861/
Ncka861/
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Nkaya7533,010/
Nkgau75471/
Nkaja75171/
Nquka7583/
Nkhai7572/
Nkaha7563/
Nkhau7559/
Nkhea7548/
N'Kau7534/
Ngkai7522/
N'Kai7518/
Nko'a7516/
Nkaai7510/
Nka'a759/
N'Koa758/
Nkaah758/
Ngkau757/
Ngkoa757/
N'Kaa756/
Nkaat754/
N'Kah753/
Nkaaa753/
Nkhoa753/
Nckay752/
N'Kaï752/
Nkaaz751/
Nkeea751/
Nkiea751/
Nkaap751/
Nkaia751/
Nkgay751/
Nkapp751/
Nkhas751/
Ngkea751/
Nke6711,242/
Nko676,401/
Nki67418/
Nkhooa67412/
Nkhaya67345/
N'Kaya67158/
Nkheea67127/
Nca6763/
Nkhuoa6751/
Ngkaia6727/
Nky6717/
Nqa678/
Nkj676/
Ngkaya676/
Ngkuha675/
Nké674/
Nkouha673/
Ngkaus673/
Nkuuha672/
Nkooha672/
Nkaaja672/
Nkaaye672/
Ngeeka671/
Nkcaya671/
Nkahgi671/
Ngquka671/
Nkaaya671/
Nkhahe671/
Nkaich671/
Nhkast671/

Nka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nka in the Hindi language
ंकnka55.56
ंकाnka33.33
न्कnka11.11

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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 Nka
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