Nkano Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2461:215,21018,004
Cameroon1801:115,38413,316
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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

The surname Nkano is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 554,308th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkano are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 42 people.

Nkano is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne 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. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkango91716/
Nkanou91173/
Nkanno9115/
Nkamno9110/
Nkanoh917/
Nkhano916/
Nkgano911/
Nkauno911/
Nkanoa911/
Nkaano911/
Nkanoi911/
Nkangou83220/
Nkamgno8311/
Nkhango834/
Ngkaeno832/
N'Kanou831/
Nkanhou831/
Nkangoy831/
Ngkanou831/
Nkana8010,888/
Nkono805,607/
Nkeno8028/
N'Kangou779/
Nkangnou771/
Nkkhango771/
Nkanga7316,805/
Nkongo7310,107/
Nkhana732,561/
Nkhono732,221/
Nkaina73399/
Ncango73192/
N'Kana7380/
Nkaana7334/
Ngkono7329/
Nkanna7325/
Nkoono7321/
Nkonou7312/
Nkanha7311/
N'Kono738/
Nkonoh736/
Nkanaa735/
Nkanah734/
Nkuono734/
Nkanau733/
Nnkana733/
Hnkana733/
Ngkana732/
Nkauna732/
Nkonho732/
Nkamna732/
Nkonno732/
Nkeuno731/
Nkenou731/
Nkonoy731/
Nkogno731/
Nkonoo731/
Nkasna731/
Nkounou67680/
Nkhanga67637/
N'Kongo67183/
Nkangaa67101/
N'Konou6746/
Ngcango6735/
Nkamgna6719/
Nkuinou6710/
Ngkongo675/
Nkangah675/
N'Khana674/
Nkaanga673/
Ngqango672/
Nkainah672/
Ngkauna672/
Nkahnga672/
Nkongou672/
Nkoungo672/
Nkainga672/
N'Kanna672/
Nkoinou671/
Nquango671/
Nkongno671/
N'Kanga671/
Nkannga671/
N'Nkana671/
Nkongoi671/
Nkahana671/
Nkonhgo671/
Nkeunou671/
Nkonngo671/
Nkoongo671/

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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 Nkano
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