Nkaro Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nkaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkaro (15) may also be a first name.

Nkaro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkaro is found in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkaro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkaro are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkaro is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 15 people.

Nkaro is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 49,703. Besides Botswana this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngkaro914/
Nkharo912/
Nkaroh912/
Nkauro911/
Nkaroi911/
Nkairo911/
Nkarou911/
Nkaaro911/
Nkarroi831/
Nkoro804,175/
Nkara80630/
Nkero80309/
Nkoroi73685/
Nkaira73447/
Nkoroh7349/
Nkarha7335/
Nkooro734/
N'Kero734/
Nkatra732/
Nkorgo731/
Ngcaro731/
Nkqoro731/
Nkhoro731/
Nkoiro731/
Nkouro731/
Nkoros731/
Nkuoro731/
Nkhara731/
Nkourou6752/
Nkorroh6720/
N'Korou675/
Ngkorou673/
Ngkarat672/
Nkooroi671/
Nkoross671/
Nkharas671/
Nkoroch671/
Nkharat671/

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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 Nkaro
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