Nkangu Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3071:56,5266,771
Cameroon1091:190,54219,833
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Nkangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkangu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkangu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkangu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkangu is the 271,949th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,089,068 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkangu are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Nkangu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,307 people, or 1 in 56,526. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkangou92220/
Nkhangu925/
N'Kangu924/
Nkeangu922/
Nnkangu922/
Nkanu9110,064/
Nkagu9119/
N'Kangou869/
Nkangnou861/
N'Kanu83301/
Nkongu83237/
Nkanou83173/
Nkhanu83131/
Nkanus8312/
Nkeagu8311/
Ncangu835/
Nkanau833/
Nnkanu832/
Nkanuu831/
Nkannu831/
Nkagou831/
N'Kagou7740/
Ngcangu775/
Ngkanuu772/
Nkongou772/
Ngqangu772/
Nkong'u772/
Nkonguh771/
N'Kanou771/
Nkanhou771/
Nkangoe771/
Nkamgou771/
Nkonghu771/
Nkagneu771/
N'Kongu771/
Ngkanou771/
Nkoungu771/
Nkanudt771/
Nkamnui771/
Nkonu73766/
Nkogu7321/
Nkoungou7164/
Nkongnou713/
Nkomngou712/
N'Kongou712/
Nkonghut711/
Nkongueu711/
Nkamgueu711/
Nkonou6712/
Ngcanu675/
Ngqanu672/
Nkeugu671/
Nqongu671/
Nkohnu671/
Nkogou671/
Nkamgueut671/
Nkoghu671/
Nkonnu671/

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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
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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 Nkangu
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