Nkebo Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkebo Surname Definition:

Nkebo is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: a shield made of zebra skin which was used in war.

Nkebo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkebo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nkebo is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: a shield made of zebra skin which was used in war.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Nkebo Last Name Facts

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

Nkebo is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkebo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkebo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkebo is the 2,203,767th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkebo live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon Nkebo is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 44 percent are found, West Region, where 27 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 24 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Nkebo occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkebo
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