Nkengaka Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkengaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkengaka 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
Cameroon691:301,00128,076
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkengaka Last Name Facts

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

Nkengaka is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkengaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Nkengaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkengaka are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 301,001. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 96 percent are found, Centre Region, where 1 percent are found and West Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkeengaka941/
Nkengake8844/
Nkengakie8219/
Nkengakeh822/
Nkengakeu822/
Nkengakio821/
Nkengakoh821/
Nkengache713/
Nchingake591/
Nkainoko501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nkengaka
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