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
Nkamu is found most in Zambia. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkamu is the 467,776th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. The surname Nkamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkamu are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 50 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 33,580. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 71 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent live and Central Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
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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