Unkap Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Unkap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unkap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Ünkap (7) are calculated separately.

Unkap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unkap is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Ünkap. Click here to see other possible spellings of Unkap.

How Common Is The Last Name Unkap? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Unkap is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Unkap reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Unkap is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Unkap is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 59 percent live and Littoral Region, where 41 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 46 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ünkap937/
Ounkap9128/
Ungkap9112/
Unkhap914/
Unkhaph831/
Gungkap831/
Unkab804/
Uncap802/
Onkap801/
Ouncap7344/
Honkap7323/
Unkhab739/
Ingkap735/
Ungkab732/
Oumkap732/
Hunkop731/
Umgkap731/
Aungkab677/
Hunkope672/
Hongkap671/
Oungkab671/
Aungkhab621/
Unkov6016/
Oncap603/
Inkab603/
Onkab601/
Ünkab601/
Uncav601/
Incap601/
Hunkov5544/
Inkoop558/
Ongkop553/
Jinkab552/
Ongkab552/
Uncabh551/
Ingkab551/
Uinkov551/
Honkoop50559/

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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
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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 Unkap
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