Nkao Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Nkao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 125 | 1:369,439 | 21,332 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| Lesotho | 63 | 1:32,263 | 5,959 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Nkao (108) may also be a first name.
Nkao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkao occurs most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkao? popularity and diffusion
Nkao is the 870,423rd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkao live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nkao is also the 904,892nd most commonly held forename on earth, held by 108 people.
Nkao is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 369,439. In Kenya Nkao is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside and Makueni County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Nkao occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and Lesotho, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkaho | 89 | 15 | / |
| Ngkao | 89 | 8 | / |
| Nkaou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkgao | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkhao | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkaoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkaayo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkajio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoa | 75 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkaayio | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkoua | 67 | 12,918 | / |
| Nko'o | 67 | 1,759 | / |
| Nkouo | 67 | 829 | / |
| Nkoah | 67 | 611 | / |
| Nkoho | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nkooh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nko'a | 67 | 16 | / |
| N'Koa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkoha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkgoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkhoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqauo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuia | 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 Nkao
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