Nukeng Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nukeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nukeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nukeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nukeng is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nukeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nukeng is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Nukeng occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Nukeng live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Nukeng is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngukeng9225/
Nuekeng922/
Nukueng921/
Nuikeng921/
Ngoukeng8669/
Nhuekeng861/
Nuking8323/
Nokeng839/
Nikeng835/
Neuking7738/
Nutking772/
Nookeng771/
Ngouking711/
Nikenk6757/
Noking6732/
Niking676/
Nuqing671/
Noukingue671/
Nicking6219/
Nocking621/
Neukink621/
Nockking5712/
Nucching571/
Noknk553/
Nuqnc551/
Nikink501/

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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 Nukeng
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