Nkanus Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nkanus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkanu | 91 | 10,064 | / |
| Nkangu | 83 | 1,432 | / |
| N'Kanu | 83 | 301 | / |
| Nkanou | 83 | 173 | / |
| Nkhanu | 83 | 131 | / |
| Nkanau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nnkanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkannu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkanuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkangou | 77 | 220 | / |
| Nkhangu | 77 | 5 | / |
| N'Kangu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngkanuu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnkangu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkeangu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkanhou | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Kanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkamnui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkagneu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngkanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanudt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkonu | 73 | 766 | / |
| N'Kangou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nkangnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkongu | 67 | 237 | / |
| Ngkonu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nkonou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ncangu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngcanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngqanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkohnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkonnu | 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 Nkanus
- 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