Nkombu Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Nkombu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 344 | 1:60,375 | 7,766 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nkombu (10) may also be a first name.
Nkombu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkombu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkombu has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkombu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 646,966th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkombu are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename in the world, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 60,375. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 85 percent reside, Centre Region, where 7 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkombou | 92 | 541 | / |
| Nkombuh | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkombut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkoumbou | 86 | 1,108 | / |
| Nkombaud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkoembou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkombout | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkombouh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkambu | 83 | 2,352 | / |
| Nkumbu | 83 | 1,017 | / |
| Nkembu | 83 | 135 | / |
| Nkonbu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nkombault | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Koumbou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkambou | 77 | 153 | / |
| Nkembou | 77 | 109 | / |
| Nkembuh | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nkambeu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nkonbou | 77 | 11 | / |
| N'Kembu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkuimbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkembeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkomboe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkambau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkumbou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkeumbuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Kambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncambu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ncumbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumbouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkumvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaumbault | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ngcambu | 62 | 290 | / |
| Ngqambu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Nkamboe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ngcumbu | 62 | 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 Nkombu
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