Nkua Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Nkua (20) may also be a first name.

Nkua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkua (Russian: Нкуа) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkua is the 830,559th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkua live; 39 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nkua is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

Nkua is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania Nkua is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 91 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwua8936/
Nkuaj891/
Kua8613,957/
Ngkuha805/
Nkouha803/
Nkuaou801/
Ngua759,917/
Nkwa753,544/
Kuay75644/
Nkuo75474/
Kuea7528/
Kuae7525/
Kuač7510/
Kuaa759/
Kwua757/
Kuoa755/
Kuaj754/
Ckua751/
Qkua751/
Gkua751/
Ninkuha737/
Nkwuaha731/
Nenkuha731/
Nkwuoha731/
Nnenkua731/
Nguea671,144/
Nguah67721/
Nkwuo67475/
Nkwah67452/
Nggua67281/
Kouha67221/
Nkwai67199/
Kuoha6769/
Nkwaj6756/
Kuhač6739/
Nguai6728/
Nkwaa6724/
Nkwas6722/
Nguay6717/
Nquat678/
Kuaie678/
Ngkuo677/
Nkwad676/
Kuaij676/
Kuaau676/
Kuast676/
Nquai675/
Ngwua675/
Kuapp675/
Nkweu675/
Nkwou673/
Nkwea673/
Kuhać673/
Kuaai672/
Kuaoo672/
Nkway672/
Hkuay672/
Nghua672/
Kuhah672/
Kuaat671/
Kwuha671/
Kuhaj671/
Kuayd671/
Nguau671/
Nguaz671/
N'Gua671/
Nkuoe671/
Kuaas671/
Kuaei671/
Kuajh671/
Nkwoa671/
Kuayt671/
Nkgba671/
Nguoa671/
Ncuha671/
Kguoa671/
Kuaad671/
Kuass671/
Kuatz671/
Nguaa671/

Nkua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkua in the Russian language
Нкуаnkua-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkua
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