Nkoan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nkoan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkoan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkoan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkoan is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkoan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoan are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkoan is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Nkoan is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, East Region, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoane | 91 | 5,235 | / |
| Nkouan | 91 | 91 | / |
| Nkoank | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nkoang | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkhoane | 83 | 37 | / |
| Nkouane | 83 | 36 | / |
| Nkouand | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nkohane | 83 | 7 | / |
| N'Kouan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoyean | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuoane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoanne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoangue | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ngkouane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkoyon | 73 | 119 | / |
| Ncoane | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nkohon | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ncoang | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nkouon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkouangue | 71 | 59 | / |
| Nkouong | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nkouone | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nqouane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqooane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouoten | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nkouatem | 62 | 1 | / |
| N'Kohoun | 62 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouonne | 57 | 9 | / |
| Nkouongue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkouongne | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkohom | 55 | 46 | / |
| Nkouom | 55 | 11 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nkoan
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