Nkah Surname
Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname
Nkah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,286 | 1:16,150 | 2,208 |
| Nigeria | 366 | 1:483,997 | 24,298 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nkah (26) may also be a first name.
Nkah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkah is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkah? popularity and diffusion
Nkah is the 240,172nd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,374,277 people. The surname Nkah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkah live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkah is also the 2,084,397th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 26 people.
Nkah is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,286 people, or 1 in 16,150. In Cameroon Nkah is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 39 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre Region, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Gabon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkaha | 89 | 63 | / |
| Nkaah | 89 | 8 | / |
| N'Kah | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nka | 86 | 2,901 | / |
| Nkaich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkhahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkahgi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoa | 75 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkaj | 75 | 3,134 | / |
| Nkoh | 75 | 1,475 | / |
| Nkau | 75 | 1,355 | / |
| Nkaa | 75 | 807 | / |
| Nkay | 75 | 487 | / |
| Nkea | 75 | 479 | / |
| Nkai | 75 | 470 | / |
| N'Ka | 75 | 115 | / |
| Nkga | 75 | 46 | / |
| Nkha | 75 | 29 | / |
| Nkka | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ncah | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nnka | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ngka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkho | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nhka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkqa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ncka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nqah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkgau | 67 | 471 | / |
| Nkouh | 67 | 196 | / |
| Nkeuh | 67 | 174 | / |
| Nquka | 67 | 83 | / |
| Nqash | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nkhai | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nkhau | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nkhea | 67 | 48 | / |
| N'Koh | 67 | 36 | / |
| N'Kau | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ncaha | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ngkai | 67 | 22 | / |
| N'Kai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkeih | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nko'a | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nkaai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nka'a | 67 | 9 | / |
| N'Koa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngkau | 67 | 7 | / |
| N'Kaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkosh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkaat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkhoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkkoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkaaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Kaï | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkhod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkhot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nckay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkaap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkah
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