Nkova Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1951:271,49521,426
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Nkova Last Name Facts

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

Nkova (Russian: Нкова) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. Nkova is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkova are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkova is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 271,495. In Tanzania Nkova is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Nkova exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikova912,619/
Nekova91156/
Nykova91134/
Nkov896/
Neykova832,068/
Naykova83381/
Neikova83175/
Noykova8397/
Nejkova8351/
Nojkova8327/
Nekhova8320/
Naikova8319/
Nuykova8317/
Noikova8315/
Najkova8311/
Nikhova835/
Hnikova835/
Hnykova835/
Nickova833/
Nuikova832/
Nnikova831/
Nkowa80281/
Nkava8027/
Nqova801/
Naykkova771/
Nikkhova771/
Hnoikova771/
Nkowua73366/
Niková7386/
Nkgowa7362/
Nicova7356/
Nkosua7327/
Nkooba7325/
Nkouwa7320/
Nkojwa7320/
Negova7317/
Nigova7315/
Nkoowa7315/
Necova736/
Nkoswa734/
Nkavai734/
Nycova732/
Nkkoba732/
Neková731/
Nkowea731/
Nkovoi731/
Nkowah731/
N'Kowa731/
N'Kovo731/
Nekowa731/
Hnkovh731/
Nkhowa731/
Ngkoba731/
Nkohwa731/
Hnyková67207/
Hniková6786/
Nkow6749/
Nkaw6731/
Nicková6729/
Hníková6718/
Neicova678/
Ncafova675/
Nkhoswa674/
Nikľová672/
Nkav672/
Nkab672/
Hnicova671/
Naiková671/
Neagova671/
Najcova671/
N'Kouwa671/
Nkabowa671/
Nkouwaa671/
N'Ckoba671/

Nkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkova in the Russian language
Нковаnkova-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nkova
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis