Nkawo Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Nkawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkawo is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkawo? popularity and diffusion
Nkawo is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkawo live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 89 percent live, East Region, where 6 percent live and Northwest Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkaawo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkawou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkauwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkahwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkawa | 80 | 408 | / |
| Nkowo | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nkavo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nqawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkewo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkaiwa | 73 | 45 | / |
| N'Kawa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nkeabo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkhawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkaboh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkowoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkaawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkawah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkouwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeywo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkewoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkabo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaiboi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkowoch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkouwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkohwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkawuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkachwa | 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 Nkawo
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