Nkankwa Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo
Nkankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkakwa | 92 | 43 | / |
| Nkaakwa | 86 | 47 | / |
| Nkonkwa | 86 | 35 | / |
| Nkankwo | 86 | 28 | / |
| Nkangwa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Nkankwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| N'Kangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkokwa | 77 | 75 | / |
| Nkagwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkakua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkakwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkongwa | 71 | 344 | / |
| Nkonkwe | 71 | 186 | / |
| Nkaigwa | 71 | 44 | / |
| Nkonkwo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nkangwo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkangwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncankwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkangba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkokwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkonkua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkankue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkangwet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngqonkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhangwe | 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
- 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 Nkankwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis