Nkavu Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Nkavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkavu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkavu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkavu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkavu is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkavu are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Nkavu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo Nkavu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkaivu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nkhavu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkaavu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkawu | 80 | 922 | / |
| Nkabu | 80 | 524 | / |
| Nkovu | 80 | 188 | / |
| Nqavu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nkevu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nkhabu | 73 | 1,568 | / |
| Ngqavu | 73 | 208 | / |
| N'Kawu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nkgabu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkabou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nkoivu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ngcavu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nkaabu | 73 | 5 | / |
| N'Kabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkabgu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngkawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkabuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkampu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkawgu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkaibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnkabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkabui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaewu | 67 | 3 | / |
| 'Nkhabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkawuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkanpeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhaubu | 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
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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 Nkavu
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