Nkwang Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Nkwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwang is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkwang live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkwang is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon Nkwang is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 36 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 22 percent reside and Centre Region, where 21 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Nkwang exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkgwang | 92 | 378 | / |
| Nkwanng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwangue | 86 | 28 | / |
| Ngwang | 83 | 4,268 | / |
| Nkwong | 83 | 54 | / |
| Ncwang | 83 | 39 | / |
| Nkwouhang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngkuang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkwanke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguang | 67 | 179 | / |
| Ngbang | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ncuang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguehewang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngguang | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ngueang | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ninguang | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ninghuang | 53 | 3 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nkwang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis