Nkame Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nkame (203) may also be a first name.

Nkame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkame is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkame? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkame reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkame is also the 635,584th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 203 people.

Nkame is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 167,492. In Cameroon Nkame is most numerous in: South Region, where 55 percent live, Littoral Region, where 18 percent live and Centre Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Nkame Last Name Statistics demography

Nkame earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.65% less than the national average, earning R 74,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhame9135/
Nkameh9113/
Nkamme916/
Nkamje912/
Nkaime912/
Nkaame911/
Nkamie911/
Nkaeme911/
Ngkame911/
Nkam891,735/
Nkiyame837/
Nkayume831/
Nkayime831/
Nkameha831/
Nkaimeu831/
Nckamey831/
Nkama8012,386/
Nkome801,272/
Nkeme80427/
Nkami80355/
Ncame80233/
Nkamy808/
Nkaum804/
Nkamm803/
Nkaim802/
Nqame802/
Nkaam801/
Nkime801/
Nkeam801/
Nkcam801/
N'Kammed771/
Nkoume73755/
Nkhama73399/
Ngqame73194/
Nkemeh73128/
Nkomea73124/
Nkomee73118/
Nkoome7381/
Ngcame7365/
Nkammi7357/
Nkaima7320/
Nkgome7319/
Nkamma7317/
Nnkama7311/
Nkieme738/
N'Kama736/
Nkuime733/
Nkaham733/
Ngkama733/
Nkomme732/
Nkaama732/
Nkomge732/
Nkueme732/
Nkheme732/
Nkamyi731/
Nkamyo731/
Nkoeme731/
Nkyeme731/
Nkemea731/
Nkamaa731/
Nkomje731/
Nkomie731/
Nkomeh731/
N'Kami731/
Nkahmi731/
Nkom673,094/
Nkhomee67320/
Nqam67116/
Ncam6788/
Nkamaha6752/
Nkamuha6727/
Ngkaimi6712/
Ngkaemi6711/
Nkajima676/
Nkeyeme676/
Ngkamaa675/
Nkeamai674/
Nkamaja674/
Nkayami673/
Nkemeeh672/
Hngkham671/
Nkayama671/
Nccamey671/
N'Koume671/
Nkhamaa671/
Nkahami671/
Nkamaya671/
Nkoumie671/
Nkeumeu671/
Nkayemi671/
Nkayimi671/
Nkiyeme671/

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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 Nkame
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