Nkoah Surname
Approximately 611 people bear this surname
Nkoah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Cameroon | 126 | 1:164,834 | 17,742 |
Nkoah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkoah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkoah occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkoah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkoah is the 529,538th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. Nkoah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoah reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkouah | 91 | 18 | / |
| Nkoa | 89 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkouaha | 83 | 14 | / |
| N'Kouah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkouaah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoua | 80 | 12,918 | / |
| Nkoho | 80 | 87 | / |
| Nkoai | 80 | 40 | / |
| Nkooh | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nko'a | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nkaho | 80 | 15 | / |
| N'Koa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nkoha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ngkoa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nkgoa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkhoa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkaoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ncoah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkhooa | 73 | 412 | / |
| N'Koua | 73 | 273 | / |
| Nkouoh | 73 | 122 | / |
| Nkhuoa | 73 | 51 | / |
| Nkouai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkooha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nko'oh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkauha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkgooa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkao | 67 | 311 | / |
| Ncoa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nqoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkoah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis