Nkatong Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Nkatong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Nkatong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkatong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkatong is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkatong? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkatong reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkatong is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 41 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 28 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 28 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkathong | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkatoon | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nkatone | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkatang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkgatang | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkhatoon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkuitong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkatan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nkatane | 71 | 179 | / |
| Nkattan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkathane | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nkuitang | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nkeutang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkoutoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhetheng | 63 | 5 | / |
| Nkhathane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkotan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkotane | 57 | 54 | / |
| Nkoutan | 57 | 9 | / |
| Nkohtan | 57 | 7 | / |
| Ncatane | 57 | 6 | / |
| Nqatane | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ncattan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkothane | 53 | 14 | / |
| Nqathane | 53 | 5 | / |
| Ngqatane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkothand | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkoutane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngqathane | 50 | 5 | / |
| Ngcathane | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nqhathane | 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
- 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 Nkatong
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