Nkobowo Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkobowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkobowo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nkobowo (11) may also be a first name.

Nkobowo Last Name Facts

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

Nkobowo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkobowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkobowo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkobowo is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 83 percent live, Sokoto, where 13 percent live and Cross River, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nkaabobo671/
Nkebouwa671/
Nkabuwa577/
Nkabawa571/
Nkubabo571/
Nkubuwa571/
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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 Nkobowo
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