Nkano Surname
Approximately 575 people bear this surname
Nkano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 246 | 1:215,210 | 18,004 |
| Cameroon | 180 | 1:115,384 | 13,316 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Nkano (42) may also be a first name.
Nkano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkano Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkano occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nkano.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkano? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 554,308th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkano reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 42 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 215,210. In Tanzania Nkano is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
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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 Nkano
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