Nkur Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nkur (5) may also be a first name.

Nkur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkur (Hindi: अॅंकुर) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkur is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nkur reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held first name globally, held by 5 people.

The last name Nkur is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Nkur is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaur8980/
Nkure8913/
Nkoure8015/
Nkor75555/
Nkuhijr731/
Nkoor674/
Nkorh673/
Ncure672/
Ngkor671/
Nkoer671/
Ncourt6018/
Nkorowa553/

Nkur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkur in the Hindi language
अॅंकुरaenkura-

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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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  • 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 Nkur
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