Nkap Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Nkap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Nkap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkap is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkap? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkap reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 51 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Nkap is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 91 percent live, Northwest Region, where 3 percent live and South Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 47 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkape | 89 | 164 | / |
| Nkaap | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkapp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkhape | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nkaphe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nkappe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkop | 75 | 761 | / |
| Ncap | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nkab | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkav | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkhaphe | 73 | 104 | / |
| Nkope | 67 | 308 | / |
| Ncape | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nqape | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkoup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hncap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkopf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhope | 60 | 247 | / |
| Ngcape | 60 | 115 | / |
| Nkophe | 60 | 101 | / |
| Ncaphe | 60 | 51 | / |
| Ngkope | 60 | 15 | / |
| Nqaphe | 60 | 4 | / |
| Nkoupe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nkoppe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nkoope | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngcaphe | 55 | 87 | / |
| Ngqaphe | 55 | 4 | / |
| Nhcaphe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoope | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkabowa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ncop | 50 | 15 | / |
| Nqab | 50 | 13 | / |
| Nkob | 50 | 7 | / |
| Nkov | 50 | 6 | / |
| Ncav | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ncab | 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
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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 Nkap
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