Nkougou Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkougou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkougou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1881:110,47412,870
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Nkougou Last Name Facts

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

Nkougou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkougou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,210,518th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Nkougou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkougou live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 110,474. In Cameroon Nkougou is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 57 percent are found, Centre Region, where 34 percent are found and East Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Gabon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoungou9364/
Nkougoue934/
Nkouegou932/
Nkougo922/
Nkogou921/
Nkoungoue881/
Nkoughoue881/
Nkouengou881/
Nkongou862/
Nkoungo862/
Nkoungu861/
Nkuegou861/
Nkougop861/
N'Kogou861/
Nkogo834,729/
Nkugo8393/
Nkugu835/
Nkouengoue821/
N'Kongou802/
N'Koungo801/
Nkuingou801/
Nkoungoh801/
Nkongo7710,107/
Nkungu777,099/
Nkogho771,084/
Nkouga7775/
Nkungo7738/
Nkgugu7731/
Nkhogo775/
Nkuegu774/
Nkogoh771/
Nkhugo771/
Nkeugo771/
Nkoogo771/
Nkeugu771/
Nkagou771/
Nkoungoyo751/
Nkongho714,224/
Nkounga712,320/
Nkunguu71331/
Nkangou71220/
N'Kongo71183/
N'Kagou7140/
Nkhungu7124/
Nkogoya716/
Ngkongo715/
Nkouega715/
Nkhungo714/
Nkoyogo712/
Nkung'u711/
Nkonkgo711/
Nkongoi711/
Nkuingu711/
Nkagoue711/
Nkonhgo711/
Nkonngo711/
Nkoongo711/
Nkougah711/
Nkeugoh711/
Ncogo679,999/
Nkoga67138/
Nkago6787/
Nkajungu6727/
Nkogu6721/
Nkajongo6721/
Nqogo6720/
Nkouenga6717/
N'Kangou679/
Nkuga673/
Ncugu672/
N'Kounga672/
Nkoungaa671/
Nkoungha671/
Nkiyongo671/
Nkongoje671/

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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 Nkougou
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