Nkouwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Nkouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nkouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkouwa occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nkouwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkouwa? popularity and diffusion
Nkouwa is the 4,427,875th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkouwa live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nkouwa is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 79 percent are found, Centre Region, where 11 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkouewa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkouwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkuwa | 91 | 643 | / |
| Nkowa | 91 | 281 | / |
| Nkhuwa | 83 | 11,530 | / |
| Nkowua | 83 | 366 | / |
| Nkosua | 83 | 27 | / |
| Nkojwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nkoowa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nkoswa | 83 | 4 | / |
| N'Kuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Kowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkowah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkohwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkowea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuwah | 77 | 53 | / |
| N'Kouwe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nkhoswa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngkouwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkeuwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuchwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuwwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuwi | 73 | 3,219 | / |
| Nkawa | 73 | 408 | / |
| Nkova | 73 | 209 | / |
| Nkuwo | 73 | 124 | / |
| Nkowe | 73 | 90 | / |
| Nkowo | 73 | 67 | / |
| Nkuwe | 73 | 67 | / |
| Nkuva | 73 | 54 | / |
| Ncuwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkowi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ncowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngcowa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nkuuwe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nkaiwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ngcuwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkooba | 67 | 25 | / |
| N'Kawa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nkajua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nkubah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nkobou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nkuiba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkeuba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkeyua | 67 | 6 | / |
| N'Kowe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkusua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkowoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkaawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkawah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkhawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkubha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkoubo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkkoba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoussuap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkasua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkauwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkawas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkushwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkkuba | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nkouwa
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