Nkanse Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkanse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkanse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkanse Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkanse Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nkanse occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkanse.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkanse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkanse is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nkanse are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Nkanse is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Nkanse is most numerous in: West Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkanshe9221/
Nkanseh921/
Nkans9154/
Nkeanseh861/
Nkansa832,806/
Nkange83580/
Nkansi83182/
Nkanze8371/
Nkanje8349/
Nkonse831/
Nkainsa77262/
N'Kansa77103/
Nkangea7741/
Nkanshi7729/
Nkansha774/
N'Kansi773/
Nkandje772/
Nkhansi772/
Nkamsse771/
Nkamnje771/
Nkahnze771/
Nkanzeu771/
Nkanzie771/
Nkansai771/
Nkanz736/
Nkatinge7125/
Nkainssa7112/
Nkangezt719/
Nkasenge711/
Nkandzie711/
Nkamsheh711/
Nkaangea711/
N'Kangea711/
Nkansahj711/
Nkonge6711,066/
Nkanza676,523/
Nkangi674,663/
Nkanji67300/
Nkonje67240/
Nkanzi67115/
Nkonsi6757/
Nkonze6723/
Nconse6716/
Nqamse676/
Nkonce674/
Nkamze672/
Nkamje672/
Nkonsa672/
Nkomse671/

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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 Nkanse
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