Nakelo Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda981:398,36024,962
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Fiji11:894,3914,568

Nakelo Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Nakelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakelo is the 1,817,111th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. Nakelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nakelo live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 398,360. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 37 percent are found, Budaka District, where 20 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Fiji, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngakelo921/
Nnakaelo869/
Naqelo831,151/
Nakalo83532/
Nakolo83188/
Nakilo8350/
Nakela8331/
Nacelo8322/
Nekelo8320/
Nakleo831/
Nakkela77243/
Nakholo77124/
Nakiela7761/
Nakalio7746/
Nakaalo7722/
Naketla7719/
Nakalou7712/
Nakaela779/
Naukela777/
Naikalo776/
Ngakilo774/
Nacelho773/
Naikolo772/
Ngaqelo771/
Naakalo771/
Nacelyo771/
Nakeila771/
Nakhalo771/
Ngakela771/
Nnakalo771/
Nekelou771/
Nakolio771/
Nakollo771/
Nakolyo771/
Nakailo771/
Nakallo771/
Naakolo771/
Nakhela771/
Neakalo771/
Nachelo771/
Nakeela771/
Nakeala771/
Naikela771/
Neckelo770/
Nakaelah7110/
Nakkeela717/
Nakaalio712/
Nakhiloo711/
Nakila672,784/
Nakola672,035/
Nakala671,789/
Nocelo67868/
Nekalo67271/
Nokela67237/
Nokalo6747/
Nacleo6730/
Nekela6722/
Nokolo6717/
Nakkealla6714/
Necalo679/
Neqolo677/
Nekolo674/
Nacela674/
Nacalo672/
Naqela671/
Nakilyoha671/
Nakitella671/
Nacolo671/
Nacilo671/
Nakyla670/

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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 Nakelo
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