Nkwong Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nkwong Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nkwong (116) may also be a first name.

Nkwong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkwong occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nkwong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwong reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkwong is also the 868,627th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 116 people.

The last name Nkwong is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwang8387/
Ngwong8315/
Nkuong831/
Ncwong831/
Nkwouhang801/
Nkgwang77378/
Nkwanng771/
Nkwangue7128/
Nguong67107/
Ngbong6781/
Ncwang6739/
Ngvong671/
Nkwanke622/
Ncuang504/
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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 Nkwong
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