Nkuu Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nkuu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkuu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nkuu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkuu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkuu is the 1,527,735th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Nkuu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkuu live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Nkuu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 85 percent live, Arusha Region, where 8 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnkuu899/
Nkcuu891/
Nku865,596/
Nkuuhe8051/
Nkuuha802/
Nqukuu801/
Nkuuyi801/
Nkou7511,128/
Nkau751,355/
Nkue75670/
Nkuh75417/
Nkuy75268/
Nkeu75126/
Nkui7565/
Ngku7513/
Ncuu753/
Nkhu752/
Hnku752/
Nkuz751/
Ncku751/
Nkud751/
Nkgu751/
N'Kou67595/
Nkgau67471/
Nkouh67196/
Nkeuh67174/
Nquku67157/
Nkutt6789/
Nkhau6759/
N'Kau6734/
Nkouy6728/
N'Kue6718/
Ngkau677/
Ngkut675/
Ngkui673/
Nkuit673/
Ngkou673/
Nkeue672/
Ngkeu672/
Ngkue672/
Nhkuy671/
Nkueh671/
Nkkou671/
Nnhku671/
Nkuth671/

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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 Nkuu
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