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
The last name Nkah is found most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkah? popularity and diffusion
Nkah is the 240,172nd most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,374,277 people. The surname Nkah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkah live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 26 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,286 people, or 1 in 16,150. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 39 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Nkah
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