Nketcha Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Nketcha Surname User-submission:
The surname Nketcha (Ketcha or Keutcha) means 'to separate problems between people' or 'to bring peace where there not peace'. It is from the Bangangte tribe, west Cameroon.
Nketcha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 206 | 1:100,821 | 11,910 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Nketcha Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Nketcha (Ketcha or Keutcha) means 'to separate problems between people' or 'to bring peace where there not peace'. It is from the Bangangte tribe, west Cameroon.
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Where Does The Last Name Nketcha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nketcha occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nketcha.
How Common Is The Last Name Nketcha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,140,742nd most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name Nketcha is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nketcha reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nketcha is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 100,821. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent live, Centre Region, where 31 percent live and West Region, where 18 percent live. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeutcha | 93 | 96 | / |
| Nkeitcha | 93 | 16 | / |
| Nketchoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nketchaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkecha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nketchaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nketcho | 86 | 16 | / |
| Nkitcha | 86 | 13 | / |
| Nketsha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nkatcha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkhecha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nketchi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkotcha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkuitcha | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nketcheu | 80 | 11 | / |
| N'Kotcha | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nketchou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkeutche | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkehtcho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nketsa | 77 | 100 | / |
| Nkecho | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nkicha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkecoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeutchou | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nketsia | 71 | 1,477 | / |
| Nkitsha | 71 | 41 | / |
| Nkatcho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkaicha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nketjhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nketsah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkeutsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkeza | 67 | 517 | / |
| Nkuitche | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ngcetsha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkuitcho | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kotcho | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Ketsia | 67 | 1 | / |
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