Nkonkwe Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkonkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkonkwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nkonkwe Last Name Facts

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

Nkonkwe is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkonkwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkonkwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkonkwe are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkonkwa8635/
Nkongwe8618/
Nkankwe861/
Nkoungwe801/
Nkungwe711,232/
Nkongwa71344/
Nkongue71230/
Nkankwa714/
Nkangwe713/
Nkunkwa712/
Nkankue711/
Ncankwe711/
Ngqongwe676/
Nkangwet674/
N'Kongue672/
Nkoungue672/
Ngqonkwa671/
Nkhangwe671/
Nkoingue671/
Nkuinkwa671/
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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 Nkonkwe
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