Nkwenga Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkwenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkwenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkwenga occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkwenga is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Nkwenga occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkwenga are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 41 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 38 percent are found and West Region, where 18 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 33 percent are found and Botswana, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwenga92654/
Nkwena9251/
Nkwnga922/
Ngwenga86578/
Nkwenge86535/
Nkwinga8635/
Nkgwena864/
Nkwengo863/
Nqkwena861/
Kwengha861/
Kwengah861/
Nqwenga861/
Ngcwenga80118/
Ngqwenga8024/
Nkouenga8017/
Nkwengye804/
Nkwengui801/
Nkwengie801/
Ngwengah801/
Ngwena773,307/
Kwinga77555/
Nqwena77222/
Qwenga77134/
Kwengo77127/
Gwenga7758/
Kuenga7728/
Cwenga778/
Nkuena772/
Nkweno772/
Kwga731/
Nguenga71309/
Ngbenga71255/
Ngwenah7146/
Ngwenha7137/
Ngwengi7136/
Ngwinga7135/
Nkuinga7133/
Ngwenge7131/
Kwengho7124/
Gcwenga7121/
Nkwenou7120/
Ng'wena7117/
Nkwinge7116/
Kuengha715/
Ngwengo715/
Nkouena712/
Ngwenay712/
Nkuengi711/
Ngweyna711/
Gwengah711/
Nkuengo711/
Gqwenga711/
Nghwena711/
Kwengou711/
Ngwengeh6729/
Nengwena6727/
Ng'wenge6714/
Nkouegna6712/
Ng'weina679/
Ngcwengi678/
Ngouenga672/
Ngwengho672/
Ngquwnga672/
Ngwengoh672/
Kwengheu671/
Ngqwengi671/
Kwgah671/
Nguengah671/
Nguengha671/
Ngwenget671/
Ngwenghe671/
Ngwengou671/
Ngwuengo671/
Nkuengou671/

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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
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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 Nkwenga
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