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 be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 214,101st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,791,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently used forename globally It is held by 46 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 1,770 people, or 1 in 8,955. In Zambia Nankala is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 71 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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