Nkoo Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2921:71,1278,925
Nigeria1911:927,44939,947
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkoo (59) may also be a first name.

Nkoo Last Name Facts

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

Nkoo (Russian: Нькоо) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkoo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 590,101st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. Nkoo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoo reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 59 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,127. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent are found, Centre Region, where 37 percent are found and South Region, where 22 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Nkoo is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkooe8924/
Nkoop891/
Nkhoo891/
Nkoot891/
Nko866,401/
Nkhooa80412/
Nkhooe8029/
Nkooha802/
Nkoy7523,838/
Nnko7520,935/
Nkou7511,128/
Nkoa759,309/
Nkoe754,245/
Nkoh751,475/
Nkoi751,110/
Nkuo75474/
N'Ko75365/
Nkgo7516/
Nkco757/
Ngko754/
Nkqo754/
Nkho753/
Nkko751/
Nkoj751/
Nûko751/
Ncko751/
Nkouowa731/
Nhkkhoo731/
N'Kou67595/
Nkouh67196/
N'Koy6784/
N'Koh6736/
Nkouy6728/
Nko'a6716/
N'Koe6715/
N'Koi679/
N'Koa678/
Ngkuo677/
Ngkoa677/
Nkosh675/
Hnnko674/
Ngcoo673/
Nkhoa673/
Nkoss673/
Ngkou673/
Nkkoh673/
Nkois672/
Nkhod672/
Nkosz672/
Nkhot672/
Ngkot672/
Ngkoi672/
Nquko672/
Nkost672/
Nkhoe671/
Nkopf671/
Nnkoi671/
Nckoz671/
Nkuoe671/
Nkhoh671/
Nkkou671/
Nnkoh671/

Nkoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkoo in the Russian language
Нькооnkoo-

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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 Nkoo
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