Nkouye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nkouye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Nkouye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkouye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkouye is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkouye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkouye reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkouye is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 33 percent live, Littoral Region, where 33 percent live and South Region, where 33 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 25 percent live.
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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 Nkouye
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