Nkung Surname
Approximately 685 people bear this surname
Nkung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 670 | 1:110,268 | 12,156 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Nkung (41) may also be a first name.
Nkung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkung has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkung? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkung is the 485,250th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. The surname Nkung is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkung live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 41 people.
The last name Nkung is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 110,268. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoung | 91 | 135 | / |
| Nkungh | 91 | 5 | / |
| N'Kung | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngkung | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkong | 80 | 1,962 | / |
| Ncung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkouseng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkoungue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkeungue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkoeng | 73 | 63 | / |
| Nkunke | 73 | 33 | / |
| Ncaung | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nkhing | 73 | 11 | / |
| N'Kong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkkong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoussing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkunkhe | 67 | 183 | / |
| Ncuseng | 67 | 30 | / |
| Nkounke | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nkhoeng | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nkhunkhe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Nkoumgue | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ngcheung | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkonk | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nkoenk | 55 | 5 | / |
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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 Nkung
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