Nkien Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Nkien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkien Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkien occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkien? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkien is the 7,117,718th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Nkien occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nkien live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 33 percent are found, Centre Region, where 17 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Nkien occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 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
- 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 Nkien
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