Nkon Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3841:461,30923,423
Cameroon2251:92,30711,041
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkon (131) may also be a first name.

Nkon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkon Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nkon (Russian: Нкон) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nkon.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkon reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkon is also the 811,108th most numerous first name in the world, held by 131 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 461,309. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 46 percent are found, Plateau, where 23 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Nkon is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkone894,755/
N'Kon89226/
Nkont8918/
Nkoin8912/
Nkoun895/
Nkonn893/
Nkgon893/
Nkoen892/
Nkcon891/
Nkonk891/
Nkhone8057/
Nkound8014/
Nkoune8012/
Nkoine8011/
Nkoone805/
Nkouhn802/
Ngkone802/
N'Koun802/
Nkogne802/
Nkomne801/
Nkonne801/
Nkuong801/
Nkoong801/
Nkotin801/
Nkoing801/
Nkkong801/
Nckone800/
Nkan751,345/
Nkun7523/
Nkongue73230/
Nkonova733/
Nkousin731/
Nkhosin731/
N'Koune731/
Nkane673,118/
Nkune671,271/
Nkuin6792/
Nkhan6754/
Nkaun6732/
Ngkan678/
N'Kan678/
Nkoom675/
Nkaan675/
Nkgan674/
Nkamn673/
Nkhom673/
Nkeun672/
Nkoungue672/
Nkouseng672/
Nkomg672/
N'Kongue672/
Ncone671/
Nkanh671/
Nkoingue671/
Nconn671/
Nccon671/
Nquon671/
Nkomd671/
Nnkan671/

Nkon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkon in the Russian language
Нконnkon-

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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
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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 Nkon
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