Nkomu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Nkomu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkomu (16) may also be a first name.
Nkomu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkomu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkomu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkomu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Nkomu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkomu live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkomu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoimu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nkomou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nkhomu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnkomu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngkomu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkoumou | 83 | 3,762 | / |
| Nkomouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkumu | 80 | 2,443 | / |
| Nkamu | 80 | 719 | / |
| Nkemu | 80 | 591 | / |
| Ncomu | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Koumou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nkamou | 73 | 155 | / |
| Nkemou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ngcomu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkumeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkamau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkhamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkomoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkamuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkumuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumou | 67 | 73 | / |
| Nkamuha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkemouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkammou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkamgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkommoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngcomgu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkamouha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nqamu | 60 | 37 | / |
| Ncamu | 60 | 26 | / |
| Ncumu | 60 | 8 | / |
| Ngcamu | 55 | 6,325 | / |
| Ngqamu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Nkamoe | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nccamu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ngcumu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nqcamu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkumoo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumoe | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ngqamhu | 50 | 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
- 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 Nkomu
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