Nkyo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nkyo (44) may also be a first name.

Nkyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkyo occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nkyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkyo is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Nkyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nkyo are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkyo is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nky8617/
Nkaayo804/
Nkoy7523,838/
Nkya7512,880/
Nkoa759,309/
Nkyi751,262/
Nkoi751,110/
Nkey75835/
Nkay75487/
Nkuy75268/
Nkio7534/
Nkeo755/
N'Ky752/
Nhky752/
Nkhy751/
Nkoj751/
Nnky751/
Ncky751/
Nkky751/
Nkyh751/
Nkaayio733/
Nkaya6733,010/
Nnkya6791/
N'Koy6784/
Nkouy6728/
Nko'a6716/
Ngkeo6712/
N'Koi679/
N'Koa678/
Ngkoa677/
Nkheo675/
Nkhoa673/
Nkois672/
Ngkio672/
Ngkoi672/
Nckay672/
Nkeho672/
Nkioh671/
Nkeou671/
Nkgay671/
Nhkuy671/
Nkjou671/
Nkyaa671/
Nnkoi671/
Nkysz671/
Nkijo671/
Ngkyt671/
N'Key671/
Nkiey671/
Nkiho671/

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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 Nkyo
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