Nkudu Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkudu (19) may also be a first name.

Nkudu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkudu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nkudu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkudu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Nkudu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkudu are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngkudu9120/
Nkoudu911/
Nkudhu911/
Nkoudou83929/
Nkuideu8311/
Nkuidou833/
Ngkaudu832/
Nkuedeu831/
Ncudu80162/
Nkidu801/
Nkodu801/
Ngqukudu771/
Ngcudu736/
Ncheudeu621/
Ncodu601/
Nkodou553/
Ngkodau502/

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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 Nkudu
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