Nkamu Surname
Approximately 719 people bear this surname
Nkamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 472 | 1:33,580 | 3,408 |
| Tanzania | 150 | 1:352,944 | 26,073 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkamu (50) may also be a first name.
Nkamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkamu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 467,776th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkamu reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkamu is also the 1,412,538th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 50 people.
Nkamu is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 33,580. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 71 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent are found and Central Province, where 6 percent are found. Barring Zambia Nkamu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkamou | 91 | 155 | / |
| Nkamau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkhamu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkamuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkamuha | 83 | 27 | / |
| Nkammou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkeamuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkamgou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkaimeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkemu | 80 | 591 | / |
| Nkomu | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nqamu | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ncamu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Nkamouha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngcamu | 73 | 6,325 | / |
| Nkemou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nkoimu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nkomou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngqamu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkamoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkhomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nccamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnkomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqcamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoumou | 67 | 3,762 | / |
| Nkeumou | 67 | 73 | / |
| Nkemouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeumeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkomouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqamhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Koumou | 62 | 8 | / |
| Ncomu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngcomu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Nkomoo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumoe | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nkommoe | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkamu
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