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 borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkou is the 46,590th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 654,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkou are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkou is also the 703,581st most common given name worldwide It is held by 169 people.
The surname Nkou is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 6,014 people, or 1 in 3,453. In Cameroon Nkou is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 74 percent are found, South Region, where 14 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Nkou exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 45 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Nkou
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