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 last name Nkoto has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkoto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkoto is the 175,030th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,975,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkoto reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 486,495th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 325 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,135 people, or 1 in 18,299. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside, South Region, where 42 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Nkoto is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Lesotho, where 8 percent reside.

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
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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 Nkoto
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