Nkooh Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Nkooh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nkooh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkooh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkooh is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nkooh.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkooh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkooh is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkooh live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 86 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkouoh | 91 | 122 | / |
| Nkooha | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nko'oh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nko'o | 80 | 1,759 | / |
| Nkouo | 80 | 829 | / |
| Nkoah | 80 | 611 | / |
| Nkoho | 80 | 87 | / |
| Nkoha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nkooo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkhooa | 73 | 412 | / |
| Nkouah | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nkojjo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nkouou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkouos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkouot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkgooa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkojio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoa | 67 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkao | 67 | 311 | / |
| Nkou'ou | 67 | 100 | / |
| Nkouaha | 67 | 14 | / |
| N'Kouah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkouaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouot | 67 | 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 Nkooh
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