Namakala Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Namakala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 379 | 1:41,820 | 4,107 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Namakala (55) may also be a first name.
Namakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namakala is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namakala? popularity and diffusion
Namakala is the 652,085th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Namakala are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Namakala is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 55 people.
It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 379 people, or 1 in 41,820. In Zambia Namakala is most frequent in: Northern Province, where 36 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live and Southern Province, where 19 percent live. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamakala | 94 | 280 | / |
| Namaakala | 94 | 2 | / |
| Namakhala | 94 | 2 | / |
| Gnamakala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namakaula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namakaela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namakaala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Naamakala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namakola | 88 | 1,134 | / |
| Namakali | 88 | 137 | / |
| Namakale | 88 | 57 | / |
| Nomakala | 88 | 15 | / |
| Nemakala | 88 | 7 | / |
| Namokala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namakoola | 82 | 160 | / |
| Nomakhala | 82 | 32 | / |
| Namakhola | 82 | 29 | / |
| Namakaali | 82 | 6 | / |
| Namakaile | 82 | 2 | / |
| Namakhale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nnamakola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nemakaila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namakuila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namaakola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngamoukala | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gnamoukala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namakhoola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namakolo | 75 | 306 | / |
| Namakole | 75 | 23 | / |
| Namakoli | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nomacala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namokola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nemakola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namacale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namakhelo | 71 | 256 | / |
| Namakholo | 71 | 111 | / |
| Namakoolo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Nomakhalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namakholi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namakollo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamokola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamakoli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namakoulou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngomaikola | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nomakahlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namokolait | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Namakala
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