Nkoua Surname

40,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Nkoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo11,9491:41858
Cameroon6351:32,7074,400
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Benin1161:89,10010,389
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkoua (519) may also be a first name.

Nkoua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkoua occurs in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkoua is the 40,556th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 564,139 people. The surname Nkoua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoua are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkoua is also the 370,800th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 519 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The Congo, where it is held by 11,949 people, or 1 in 418. In The Congo Nkoua is most frequent in: Lékoumou Department, where 27 percent live, Brazzaville Department, where 24 percent live and Plateaux Department, where 15 percent live. Beside The Congo this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Gabon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nkouai914/
Nkouha913/
Nkouad911/
Nkouaa911/
Nkoa899,309/
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Nkoai8040/
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Nko'a8016/
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Nkuha806/
Nkoué806/
Nkgoa804/
Nkhoa803/
Nkaou803/
Nkoas801/
Nkoad801/
Nkaoa801/
Ncoua801/
Nkouei731,125/
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Nkeuya73123/
Nkouoh73122/
Nkojoa7397/
Nkuyia7380/
Nkhuoa7351/
Nkuiya7324/
N'Koui7311/
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N'Koué737/
Ngkuha735/
Nkouou733/
Nkouos732/
Nkouhe732/
Nkooha732/
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Nkouey731/
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Nkauha731/
Nkoheu731/
Nkouyi731/
Nkouot731/
Nkajoa731/
Nkuija731/
N'Kouî731/
N'Kouo731/
Nkowea731/
Nkoe674,245/
N'Kouei673,290/
Nkao67311/
Nkeiyua67141/
Nkou'ou67100/
Nkae6797/
Nkouyee6719/
Ncoa6716/
Nkouhou679/
N'Koueî679/
Nkoueyi678/
N'Kouie673/
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Nkouheu671/
Nkoue'e671/
N'Kouéï671/
N'Kouot671/
N'Kouey671/
Nqoa671/

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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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  • 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 Nkoua
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