Nkain Surname
Approximately 806 people bear this surname
Nkain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 805 | 1:25,800 | 3,519 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkain (12) may also be a first name.
Nkain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkain occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkain? popularity and diffusion
Nkain is the 428,270th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,041,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkain are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkain is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
Nkain is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 25,800. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 42 percent reside, West Region, where 22 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Nkain
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