Nko Surname

76,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,3911:8,6861,130
Pakistan8141:219,4645,191
South Africa7731:70,0888,744
Tanzania6561:80,7048,286
Nigeria5871:301,77616,841
Iran4831:158,97013,744
Vietnam2661:348,2931,228
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
Lesotho1181:17,2253,688
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Benin111:939,60046,216
Congo111:453,55410,703
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nko (5,284) may also be a first name.

Nko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nko is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,539th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,138,501 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nko are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nko is also the 92,945th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 5,284 people.

It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,391 people, or 1 in 8,686. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 40 percent reside, South Region, where 26 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Nko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nko surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nko earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 26.52% less than the national average, earning R 174,624 per year and in United States they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning $33,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoy8623,838/
Nnko8620,935/
Nkou8611,128/
Nkoa869,309/
Nkoh861,475/
Nkoi861,110/
Nkoo86529/
Nkuo86474/
N'Ko86365/
Nkgo8616/
Nkco867/
Nkqo864/
Ngko864/
Nkho863/
Nkko861/
Nkoj861/
Nûko861/
Ncko861/
N'Kou75595/
Nkouh75196/
N'Koy7584/
N'Koh7536/
Nkooe7524/
Nko'a7516/
N'Koi759/
N'Koa758/
Ngkuo757/
Ngkoa757/
Nkosh755/
Hnnko754/
Ngkou753/
Nkkoh753/
Nkoss753/
Nkhoa753/
Nkhod752/
Nkhot752/
Nkosz752/
Ngkot752/
Ngkoi752/
Nkost752/
Nkois752/
Nquko752/
Nnkoi751/
Nkopf751/
Nkoop751/
Nnkoh751/
Nkkou751/
Nkhoo751/
Nkhoh751/
Nkuoe751/
Nkoot751/
Nckoz751/
Nka672,901/
Nkhooa67412/
Geenko67156/
Nkhuoa6751/
Nco6731/
Nkhooe6729/
Nqo6716/
Nkooha672/
Ngkohe672/
Nkotts672/
Nnkuot671/
N'Kouh671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nko
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