Nkom Surname
Approximately 3,094 people bear this surname
Nkom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,237 | 1:79,188 | 5,619 |
| Cameroon | 776 | 1:26,764 | 3,640 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkom (292) may also be a first name.
Nkom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkom is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkom? popularity and diffusion
It is the 143,729th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,355,380 people. The surname Nkom is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkom live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkom is also the 516,683rd most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 292 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,237 people, or 1 in 79,188. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 40 percent are found, Cross River, where 37 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoum | 89 | 1,536 | / |
| Nkome | 89 | 1,272 | / |
| Nkoom | 89 | 5 | / |
| N'Kom | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkhom | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkomd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkoume | 80 | 755 | / |
| Nkoome | 80 | 81 | / |
| Hngkom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkomme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkhoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Koum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkum | 75 | 4,500 | / |
| Nkam | 75 | 1,735 | / |
| N'Koume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkume | 67 | 3,154 | / |
| Nkame | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nqome | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nhkum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkaum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkamm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkuim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ncome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkuum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkcam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqoum | 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
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- 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 Nkom
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