Nkoto Surname

175,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1351:18,2992,503
DR Congo7591:97,33810,981
Lesotho2071:9,8192,229
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Uganda891:438,64426,475
Congo651:76,7556,702
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkoto (325) may also be a first name.

Nkoto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkoto has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkoto is the 175,030th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,975,723 people. The surname Nkoto is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkoto are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 486,495th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 325 people.

The last name Nkoto is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 18,299. In Cameroon Nkoto is most common in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live, South Region, where 42 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Lesotho, where 8 percent live.

Nkoto Last Name Statistics demography

Nkoto earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.26% less than the national average, earning R 94,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkotto91603/
Nkooto9139/
N'Koto9122/
Nkhoto9111/
Nkoito9110/
Nkotho917/
Nkotoi911/
Nkoeto911/
Nqkoto911/
Nkotou911/
Nkoitoi831,521/
Nkoutou83223/
Nkhotho83163/
Nkgotho8357/
Nkoutoh831/
Nkoetho831/
Nkota807,378/
Nketo80814/
Nqoto80117/
Nkuto8046/
Nkato8016/
Ncoto804/
Nkuito731,761/
Nkhota73513/
Nkotha73254/
Nkotah73205/
Nkhato73161/
Nkouta73130/
Nkqeto73127/
Ngqoto7351/
Nkeeto7335/
Nqotho7335/
Nkgato7327/
Ngcoto7322/
Nkoota7311/
Nketou735/
Nkatou735/
Nkaato734/
Nkuuto734/
Nketto733/
Nkoteu732/
N'Kota732/
Ncotho732/
N'Kato731/
Nkatto731/
Nkeuto731/
Nketoy731/
Nkatoh731/
Nketoh731/
Nkotta731/
Nkotap731/
N'Keto731/
Nkatoo731/
Nkhotha67115/
Ngqotho6739/
Ngcotho6711/
N'Kotta675/
Nkatouh671/
Nqhotho671/
N'Katto671/
N'Kouta671/
Nkotheu671/
Nkoutah671/
Nkoutha671/
Nkeutou671/
Nkattou671/
Nkeetto671/
Nkuytto671/
Nkcotha671/

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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 Nkoto
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