Nkwamo Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Nkwamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 164 | 1:126,641 | 14,369 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkwamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwamo is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,295,379th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkwamo are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Nkwamo is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 126,641. In Cameroon Nkwamo is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 65 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 26 percent are found and West Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwamou | 92 | 110 | / |
| Kwamo | 91 | 326 | / |
| Nkwuamuo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwama | 83 | 3,675 | / |
| Kwamou | 83 | 564 | / |
| Ngwamo | 83 | 155 | / |
| Nkwemo | 83 | 84 | / |
| Kwaimo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkwomo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwamoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwamah | 77 | 211 | / |
| Ngwamou | 77 | 37 | / |
| Ngcwamo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nkwemou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ngwamoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwemoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwama | 73 | 650 | / |
| Kwomo | 73 | 267 | / |
| Gwamo | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kuamo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ngwama | 67 | 2,629 | / |
| Kuamoo | 67 | 169 | / |
| Kwauma | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nkuama | 67 | 146 | / |
| Nkwoma | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ngbamo | 67 | 110 | / |
| Nguamo | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kwamah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nkwema | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kwaima | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ngwomo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkuemo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngwemo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwamma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kwamha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kuamoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwomou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ncwama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwamou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaimo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkwamo
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