Nkang Surname

259,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2101:146,3999,320
Cameroon2941:70,6438,863
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkang (236) may also be a first name.

Nkang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkang is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkang is the 259,194th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,803,920 people. The last name Nkang is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkang reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkang is also the 583,008th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 236 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,210 people, or 1 in 146,399. In Nigeria Nkang is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 63 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nkang Last Name Statistics demography

Nkang earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngkang9122/
Nkeang919/
Nkaing913/
Nkanng911/
Nkaang911/
Nnkang911/
Nkangh911/
Nkangue8351/
Nkaimng831/
Nkating831/
Nkahang831/
Nkong801,962/
Ncang805/
Nkank801/
Ngkahang7720/
Nkeangue771/
Nkassing771/
Nkeing73255/
Nkoung73135/
Nkanke73131/
Ncaung7326/
Nkkong731/
Nkoing731/
Nkoong731/
Nkuong731/
N'Kong731/
Nkongue67230/
Ncahang67150/
Nkamgue67133/
Nkhoeng6714/

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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 Nkang
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