Nkome Surname
Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname
Nkome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 372 | 1:55,831 | 7,214 |
| South Africa | 362 | 1:149,662 | 16,988 |
| Lesotho | 232 | 1:8,761 | 1,970 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Tanzania | 115 | 1:460,362 | 31,974 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Nkomè (1) are calculated separately.
Nkome (143) may also be a first name.
Nkome Demographics
Average Nkome Salary in
South Africa
R 247,752
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkome Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkome occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Nkomè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkome? popularity and diffusion
Nkome is the 299,135th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. The surname Nkome occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkome reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkome is also the 772,378th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 143 people.
The last name Nkome is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 55,831. In Cameroon Nkome is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 43 percent live, Littoral Region, where 18 percent live and West Region, where 18 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Lesotho, where 18 percent live.
Nkome Last Name Statistics demography
Nkome earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning R 247,752 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkomè | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkoume | 91 | 755 | / |
| Nkomea | 91 | 124 | / |
| Nkomee | 91 | 118 | / |
| Nkoome | 91 | 81 | / |
| Nkgome | 91 | 19 | / |
| Nkomme | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkomge | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkomie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkomeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkomje | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkoeme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkom | 89 | 3,094 | / |
| Nkhomee | 83 | 320 | / |
| N'Koume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoumie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoma | 80 | 9,145 | / |
| Nkume | 80 | 3,154 | / |
| Nkoum | 80 | 1,536 | / |
| Nkeme | 80 | 427 | / |
| Nkomi | 80 | 190 | / |
| Nkame | 80 | 158 | / |
| Nkomy | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nqome | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nkoom | 80 | 5 | / |
| N'Kom | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkhom | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ncome | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkomd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoma | 73 | 149,847 | / |
| Nkouma | 73 | 2,073 | / |
| Nqhome | 73 | 410 | / |
| Nkumeh | 73 | 363 | / |
| Nkhume | 73 | 195 | / |
| Nkemeh | 73 | 128 | / |
| N'Koma | 73 | 38 | / |
| Nkomha | 73 | 38 | / |
| Nkhame | 73 | 35 | / |
| Nkoumi | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nkomih | 73 | 24 | / |
| Nkhomi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nkameh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nkooma | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nkohma | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngcome | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngkoma | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkamme | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hngkom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkuume | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkuime | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkumeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkumei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkumea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkumme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkheme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkomai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkomoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkamje | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoumé | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nhkoma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkumie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqoeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Koum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkomoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkomma | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkumer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkommy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoomi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkemea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkamie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoimy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkam | 67 | 1,735 | / |
| Nkuumei | 67 | 160 | / |
| N'Kouma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkemeeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkohmih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkameha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhomma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nckamey | 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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- 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 Nkome
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