Nkanjo Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Nkanjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 90 | 1:230,767 | 23,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Nkanjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkanjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkanjo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkanjo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkanjo is the 1,718,748th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkanjo are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Nkanjo is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 230,767. In Cameroon Nkanjo is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 46 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 27 percent reside and Centre Region, where 21 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkanjoh | 92 | 405 | / |
| Nkandjo | 92 | 25 | / |
| Nkandjou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkanja | 83 | 140 | / |
| Nkanyo | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nkonjo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nkanzo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkondjo | 77 | 84 | / |
| Nkandja | 77 | 44 | / |
| Nkenjoh | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nkamgno | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nkenjio | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nkenjou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nkamjoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkounjo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkanija | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Kanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanhou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanjeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanzoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkaunyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkonjoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkoundjo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Nkeanjia | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nkondjou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nkanchop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkamdjop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkounjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkangnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanza | 67 | 6,523 | / |
| Nkansa | 67 | 2,806 | / |
| Nkonzo | 67 | 2,592 | / |
| Nkanya | 67 | 497 | / |
| Nkenja | 67 | 316 | / |
| Nkonso | 67 | 92 | / |
| Nkonja | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkonyo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nkanha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkoundjou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkonco | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkonio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkonho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkamso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkomjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkamzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkanca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkogno | 67 | 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 Nkanjo
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