Nkoro Surname

111,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,6471:48,5723,735
Lesotho1701:11,9562,671
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Congo661:75,5926,659
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Kenya521:888,07532,885
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Gabon41:472,2983,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkoro (518) may also be a first name.

Nkoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkoro is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkoro is the 111,263rd most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,745,520 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkoro live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 371,231st most widely held first name globally, held by 518 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,647 people, or 1 in 48,572. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 43 percent live, Cross River, where 15 percent live and Imo, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Nkoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Nkoro earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.32% less than the national average, earning R 58,644 per year.

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Nqoro80179/
Nkuro80117/
Nkora80111/
Nkaro8053/
Ncoro802/
Ncooro73175/
Nkoora73102/
Ngcoro738/
Nkoura736/
Nkorga735/
Ngkaro734/
N'Kero734/
Nqorho733/
Nkaroh732/
Nkharo732/
Ngqoro732/
Nkarou731/
Nkaaro731/
Nkoira731/
Nkaroi731/
Nkauro731/
Nkuora731/
Nkoirra674/
Ncooroh671/
Nkarroi671/
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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 Nkoro
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