Nkushu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkushu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkushu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nkushu (5) may also be a first name.

Nkushu Last Name Facts

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

Nkushu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkushu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkushu is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkushu are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 5 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent are found and Gauteng, where 33 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkutshu9227/
Nkusu9118,254/
Nkutsheu864/
Nkausu834,963/
N'Kusu8363/
Nkuchu8318/
Nkussu8311/
Nkusui832/
Nkhusu831/
Nkuesu831/
Nkuusu831/
Nkousu831/
Nkuhzu831/
Nkuissu7718/
Nkhausu7712/
Nkousou771/
Nkuessu771/
Nkuchou771/
Nkausau771/
Ncusu731/
Nkoussou711,702/
Nkuicheu7130/
Nkuisseu7129/
Nkuichou714/
Nkouchou713/
Nkeucheu712/
Ncutsheu711/
Nkuissou711/
Nkuitseu711/
Nkousseu711/
Nkeusseu711/
Nkutcheu711/
Nkutchou711/
Nkuitchou6795/
Nkuitcheu6754/
Nkoutchou6727/
Nkeutchou6712/
Nkousssou671/
N'Koussou671/

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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 Nkushu
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