Nkans Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Nkans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkans occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkans? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Nkans occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkans reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon Nkans is most prevalent in: East Region, where 92 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkanse | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkanshe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Nkanz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkanze | 73 | 71 | / |
| Nkanje | 73 | 49 | / |
| Nkonse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkandje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkamsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkamnje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkahnze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkonje | 55 | 240 | / |
| Nkonze | 55 | 23 | / |
| Nconse | 55 | 16 | / |
| Nqamse | 55 | 6 | / |
| Nkonce | 55 | 4 | / |
| Nkamze | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nkamje | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nkomse | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkondje | 50 | 90 | / |
| Nkamche | 50 | 12 | / |
| Ncamshe | 50 | 10 | / |
| Nkhonje | 50 | 5 | / |
| Nccance | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkhonze | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkomnje | 50 | 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 Nkans
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