Nkous Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Nkous Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nkous Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkous Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkous occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkous? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkous reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nkous is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 296,701. In Cameroon Nkous is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 63 percent reside and Centre Region, where 37 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkouse | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nkos | 89 | 19 | / |
| Nkus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkousse | 83 | 272 | / |
| Nkose | 80 | 2,585 | / |
| Nkuse | 80 | 44 | / |
| Nkosh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nkoss | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkosz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkost | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkois | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkues | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkush | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kousse | 77 | 58 | / |
| Nkouesse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkoshe | 73 | 58 | / |
| Nkosse | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkeuse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngkuse | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkusse | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngkaus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkotts | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkhoes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkodst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkayuse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkayose | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkox | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkuisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkause | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoutch | 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 Nkous
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