Nkosu Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Nkosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkosu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nkosu.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkosu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nkosu reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Excluding The DR Congo Nkosu occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkosau | 91 | 21 | / |
| Nkosiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkosou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkousu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkgoshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkousou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkotshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkusu | 80 | 18,254 | / |
| Nkasu | 80 | 213 | / |
| Nkoju | 80 | 38 | / |
| Nkesu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoussou | 77 | 1,702 | / |
| Nkousseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkausu | 73 | 4,963 | / |
| N'Kusu | 73 | 63 | / |
| Nkussu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nkassu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nkashu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkushu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkusui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkochu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkessu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouju | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkousssou | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Koussou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkgashu | 67 | 94 | / |
| Nkhashu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Nkouzou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nkutshu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkuissu | 67 | 18 | / |
| N'Kacou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nkhausu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nkadjou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkoujou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkessou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkodjou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkesseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoujeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkachou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkassuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkausau | 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 Nkosu
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