Nkabu Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkabu (20) may also be a first name.

Nkabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkabu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nkabu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 594,812th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name Nkabu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkabu reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkabu is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 20 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 177,169. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Nkabu Last Name Statistics demography

Nkabu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 216.27% more than the national average, earning R 751,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhabu911,568/
Nkgabu9121/
Nkabou9120/
Nkaabu915/
N'Kabu914/
Nkabgu914/
Nkabuh912/
Nnkabu911/
Nkabui911/
Nkaibu911/
Ngkabu911/
'Nkhabu831/
Nkhaubu831/
Nkavu8029/
Nkobu802/
Nqabu801/
Nkebu801/
Nkebou7328/
Nkoebu7326/
Nkobou7313/
Nkaivu739/
Nkhavu733/
Nkampu732/
Nkobuh732/
Ngqabu731/
Nkgobu731/
Nkaavu731/
Nkeubou6760/
Nkoubou6717/
Nkuibou6717/
Nkanpeu671/
Nkhebui671/
N'Kobou671/
Nqavu6013/
Ngqavu55208/
Nkoivu5515/
Ngcavu559/
Ngcobu552/
Nqcobu551/
Nkoiboo505/
Nkompeu501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nkabu
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