Nkou Surname
Approximately 11,128 people bear this surname
Nkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6,014 | 1:3,453 | 415 |
| Congo | 5,038 | 1:990 | 161 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Nkou (169) may also be a first name.
Nkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkou is the 46,590th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 654,884 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkou live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 703,581st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 169 people.
Nkou is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6,014 people, or 1 in 3,453. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 74 percent live, South Region, where 14 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 45 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoue | 89 | 1,725 | / |
| N'Kou | 89 | 595 | / |
| Nkouh | 89 | 196 | / |
| Nkouy | 89 | 28 | / |
| Nkoué | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ngkou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkkou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nko | 86 | 6,401 | / |
| Nku | 86 | 5,596 | / |
| N'Koue | 80 | 4,919 | / |
| Nkouee | 80 | 302 | / |
| Nkayou | 80 | 261 | / |
| Nkouya | 80 | 178 | / |
| Nkoueh | 80 | 13 | / |
| N'Koué | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nkouye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkouha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkeyou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkouhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Kouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouî | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkouyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoy | 75 | 23,838 | / |
| Nnko | 75 | 20,935 | / |
| Nkoa | 75 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkoe | 75 | 4,245 | / |
| Nkoh | 75 | 1,475 | / |
| Nkau | 75 | 1,355 | / |
| Nkoi | 75 | 1,110 | / |
| Nkue | 75 | 670 | / |
| Nkoo | 75 | 529 | / |
| Nkuo | 75 | 474 | / |
| Nkuh | 75 | 417 | / |
| N'Ko | 75 | 365 | / |
| Nkuy | 75 | 268 | / |
| Nkuu | 75 | 136 | / |
| Nkeu | 75 | 126 | / |
| Nkui | 75 | 65 | / |
| Nkgo | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ngku | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nkco | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ngko | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkqo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkho | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nkhu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nqou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hnku | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkoj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nûko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ncko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ncku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ncou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Koueï | 73 | 49 | / |
| Nkouyee | 73 | 19 | / |
| N'Kouie | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Khoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouya | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouéï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoue'e | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoutch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoyi | 67 | 4,657 | / |
| Nkoyo | 67 | 1,826 | / |
| Nkuya | 67 | 652 | / |
| Nkoja | 67 | 479 | / |
| Nkgau | 67 | 471 | / |
| Nkoji | 67 | 340 | / |
| Nkoya | 67 | 282 | / |
| Nkojo | 67 | 273 | / |
| Nkuji | 67 | 192 | / |
| Nkeuh | 67 | 174 | / |
| Nkuja | 67 | 171 | / |
| Nkuye | 67 | 165 | / |
| Nquku | 67 | 157 | / |
| Nkoye | 67 | 141 | / |
| Nkuyi | 67 | 125 | / |
| Nkayo | 67 | 100 | / |
| Nkowe | 67 | 90 | / |
| Nkutt | 67 | 89 | / |
| N'Koy | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nkhau | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nkayu | 67 | 41 | / |
| N'Koh | 67 | 36 | / |
| N'Kau | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nkooe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nkuie | 67 | 19 | / |
| N'Kue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkouye'e | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nko'a | 67 | 16 | / |
| N'Koe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nkgoe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nnkuu | 67 | 9 | / |
| N'Koi | 67 | 9 | / |
| N'Koa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngkuo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngkau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkuyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngkut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkujo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkosh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkuje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nqout | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkoie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hnnko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkkoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkuit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngkui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkoss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkhoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkhod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkhot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkost | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkoje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkosz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkois | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nquko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkopf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnhku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nckoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkcuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhkuy | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkou
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