Nkendem Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkendem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkendem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1061:195,93520,315
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkendem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkendem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Nkendem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkendem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,755,741st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. Nkendem is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkendem reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 195,935. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 64 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 15 percent are found and West Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Nkendem is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Nkendem
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