Nkamgan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkamgan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkamgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkamgan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkamgan is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkamgan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nkamgan reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkamgan is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,967,010. In Cameroon Nkamgan is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 29 percent are found, Centre Region, where 14 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkamgain9319/
Nkaman924/
Nkamngang8824/
Nkamgaing882/
Nkamane86563/
Nkemgan8617/
Nkangan867/
Nkamnghang821/
Nkangane8047/
Nkhamane8021/
Nkangang8017/
Nkomgang8014/
Nkamgaim801/
Nkoman7719/
Nkammogne752/
Nkomngang751/
Nkamougne751/
Ncamane711,222/
Nkomane71580/
Nkamone7138/
Nqamane7118/
Ncamang717/
Nkongan712/
Nkamoun711/
Nkouman711/
Nkammougne711/
Nkammon711/
Nkamgom711/
Nkamgoum6710/
Nkongane674/
Nkommane674/
Ngcamane674/
Nkangong674/
Nkhomane672/
N'Kouman671/
Ncangane671/
Nqhamane671/
Nkoungan671/
Ngqamane671/

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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 Nkamgan
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