Nkoue Surname
Approximately 1,725 people bear this surname
Nkoue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 968 | 1:21,456 | 2,923 |
| Benin | 435 | 1:23,760 | 3,200 |
| Congo | 264 | 1:18,898 | 2,228 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Nkoué (6) are calculated separately.
Nkoue (200) may also be a first name.
Nkoue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkoue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkoue occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Nkoué. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkoue? popularity and diffusion
It is the 233,723rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,224,664 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkoue are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 640,739th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 200 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 968 people, or 1 in 21,456. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent are found, Centre Region, where 33 percent are found and East Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent are found and The Congo, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoué | 93 | 6 | / |
| N'Koue | 91 | 4,919 | / |
| Nkouee | 91 | 302 | / |
| Nkoueh | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nkouye | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkou | 89 | 11,128 | / |
| Nkoe | 89 | 4,245 | / |
| Nkue | 89 | 670 | / |
| N'Koueï | 83 | 49 | / |
| Nkouyee | 83 | 19 | / |
| N'Kouie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkoue'e | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Khoue | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Kou | 80 | 595 | / |
| Nkouh | 80 | 196 | / |
| Nkuye | 80 | 165 | / |
| Nkoye | 80 | 141 | / |
| Nkowe | 80 | 90 | / |
| Nkouy | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nkuie | 80 | 19 | / |
| N'Kue | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nkgoe | 80 | 15 | / |
| N'Koe | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nkoie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkuje | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngkou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkoje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkeue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngkue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkhoe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkouye'e | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nkayou | 73 | 261 | / |
| Nkouya | 73 | 178 | / |
| Nkooye | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkohge | 73 | 19 | / |
| N'Koué | 73 | 7 | / |
| N'Kowe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkoy'e | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkouha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkeyou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngkoje | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkgoye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnkoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkujje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkujeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuhee | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kueï | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Koye | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouî | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Koeî | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkyoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkuje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoy | 67 | 23,838 | / |
| Nkoa | 67 | 9,309 | / |
| Nkie | 67 | 2,779 | / |
| Nkau | 67 | 1,355 | / |
| Nkoi | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Nkey | 67 | 835 | / |
| Nkea | 67 | 479 | / |
| Nkee | 67 | 384 | / |
| Nkuy | 67 | 268 | / |
| Nkeu | 67 | 126 | / |
| Nkuyehe | 67 | 120 | / |
| Nkae | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nkui | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nkei | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ncue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ncoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nqou | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kouya | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouéï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoutch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncou | 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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- 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 Nkoue
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