Nankala Surname
Approximately 1,922 people bear this surname
Nankala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,770 | 1:8,955 | 1,046 |
| Tanzania | 101 | 1:524,174 | 34,222 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Nankala (46) may also be a first name.
Nankala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nankala (Hindi: ननकला, Marathi: नानकला) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nankala.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nankala is the 214,101st most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,791,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nankala live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 46 people.
The last name Nankala is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,770 people, or 1 in 8,955. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 71 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nangkala | 93 | 22 | / |
| Nankatla | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ngankala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nainkala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nangkhala | 88 | 21 | / |
| Nonkala | 86 | 291 | / |
| Nankola | 86 | 243 | / |
| Nankela | 86 | 190 | / |
| Nankali | 86 | 140 | / |
| Nankale | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nankała | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankaly | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankoola | 80 | 240 | / |
| Nankaali | 80 | 50 | / |
| Nankolai | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ngonkala | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nankotla | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nonkahla | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nhamkala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nankhale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nainkale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nankauli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nainkali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nankalei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakalyowa | 75 | 3,465 | / |
| Nounkaila | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nongkalla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnankaali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nancallas | 75 | 0 | / |
| Nankoli | 71 | 3,208 | / |
| Namkola | 71 | 56 | / |
| Nankole | 71 | 42 | / |
| Nankelo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nankolo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nonkela | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nainkailou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhancale | 67 | 34,648 | / |
| Nancolas | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ngankoli | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nankouli | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nankoole | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngankole | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nankoile | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nongqala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nankouly | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngankolo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gnancalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nonkohla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nongcala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnankolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhenkela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neunkale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangkole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankoyle | 67 | 1 | / |
Nankala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nankala in the Marathi language | ||
| नानकला | nanakala | - |
| Nankala in the Hindi language | ||
| ननकला | nanakala | 94.74 |
| नानकला | nanakala | 5.26 |
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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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- 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 Nankala
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