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 surname Nkamgan is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkamgan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nkamgan live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held 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 live, Centre Region, where 14 percent live and Littoral Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live.

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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  • 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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