Nkambou Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkambou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkambou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1401:148,35016,370
Congo101:498,91011,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614

Nkambou Last Name Facts

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

Nkambou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkambou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkambou is the 1,415,499th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkambou are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkambou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 148,350. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 41 percent live, Littoral Region, where 40 percent live and West Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkambu922,352/
Nkambo921,058/
Nkombou86541/
Nkambeu8612/
Nkambue864/
Nkamboe862/
Nkaimbu861/
Nkamboh861/
Nkambau861/
Nkaambo861/
Nkaimbo861/
Nkoumbou801,108/
Nkambuyi804/
Nkamboyo804/
Nkambuye804/
Nkeumbou802/
Nkombouh801/
Nkombout801/
Nkhambue801/
Nkeamboh801/
N'Kambau801/
Nkombo7711,191/
Nkamba774,315/
Nkombu77468/
Ncambu773/
Ncambo771/
Nkeumbouh751/
Nkoumboue751/
N'Koumbou751/
Nkhambuja751/
Ngcambu71290/
Nkhamba71262/
Nkaimba71178/
Nkaamba7163/
N'Kamba7157/
N'Kombo7116/
Ngcambo7115/
Nkomboh7114/
Nkonbou7111/
Ngqambu7110/
Nkhombo7110/
Nkaumbault715/
Nkoumbo714/
Nkomboa712/
Nkombuh712/
Nkambie711/
Nkaumba711/
Nkanbot711/
Nkambye711/
Nkombut711/
Nkombue711/
Nkomboe711/
Nkambat711/
Nkombaud672/
Nkambaja671/
Nkambayi671/
Nkasimba671/
Nkeymbui671/
Nkeumbuh671/
Nkombuyi671/
Nkambeya671/

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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 Nkambou
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