Nketcha Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

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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Nketcha Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nketchoa931/
Nketchaa931/
Nkecha923/
Nketchaya881/
Nketcho8616/
Nkitcha8613/
Nketsha863/
Nkatcha861/
Nkhecha861/
Nketchi861/
Nkotcha861/
Nkuitcha8027/
Nketcheu8011/
N'Kotcha8010/
Nketchou803/
Nkeutche802/
Nkehtcho801/
Nketsa77100/
Nkecho7714/
Nkicha772/
Nkecoa771/
Nkeutchou7512/
Nketsia711,477/
Nkitsha7141/
Nkatcho714/
Nkaicha712/
Nketjhe711/
Nketsah711/
Nkeutsa711/
Nkeza67517/
Nkuitche6753/
Ngcetsha675/
Nkuitcho671/
N'Kotcho671/
N'Ketsia671/

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