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
Nkomu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkomu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Nkomu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkomu live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Apart from The DR Congo Nkomu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
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
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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 Nkomu
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