Nkatan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nkatan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nkatan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkatan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkatan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkatan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkatan reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent live and Rivers, where 20 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkatane | 92 | 179 | / |
| Nkattan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkathane | 86 | 34 | / |
| Nketan | 83 | 102 | / |
| Nkotan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhathane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkotane | 77 | 54 | / |
| Nkatong | 77 | 40 | / |
| Nkoutan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nkohtan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ncatane | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nkatoon | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nqatane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkatone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncattan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkothane | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nqathane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nkhatoon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngqatane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkoutane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkathong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkothand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngqathane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngcathane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nketon | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Koteane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqhathane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqaitam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkoutoun | 57 | 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 Nkatan
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