Nken Surname
Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname
Nken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,128 | 1:9,760 | 1,287 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Nken (176) may also be a first name.
Nken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nken (Russian: Нкен) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 194,820th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. Nken is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nken are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 687,834th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 176 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,128 people, or 1 in 9,760. In Cameroon Nken is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 51 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 9 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkien | 89 | 7 | / |
| Nkend | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkenn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkeen | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkoen | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkeun | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkken | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkuen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkenk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkn | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nkenne | 80 | 295 | / |
| Nønken | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Kien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nckeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkin | 75 | 58 | / |
| Nkkn | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkng | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ncen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nknk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhkn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkcn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nknh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkqn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkengue | 73 | 6,080 | / |
| Nkina | 67 | 524 | / |
| Nkuin | 67 | 92 | / |
| Nchen | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ngkin | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nkind | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkyna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkenkgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nknqq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkion | 67 | 1 | / |
Nken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nken in the Russian language | ||
| Нкен | nken | - |
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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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- 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 Nken
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