Nankela Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nankela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1871:12,8842,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nankela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nankela has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nankela.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nankela is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Nankela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nankela reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Nankela is most widely held in Namibia, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 12,884. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Oshikoto Region, where 46 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 24 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 22 percent are found. Besides Namibia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nankala861,922/
Nankola86243/
Nankeli8635/
Nankelo8634/
Nankila8624/
Nancela8618/
Nonkela866/
Nankele864/
Nangkala8022/
Nankolai8021/
Nainkele802/
Nhenkela801/
Ngankele801/
Nainkala801/
Nonkcela801/
Nankelee801/
Nangkhala7521/
Neunkeula755/
Nanchelai751/
Nonkala71291/
Nankili7137/
Nonkila7121/
Nankolo7113/
Noncela7112/
Nankile714/
Nonkele712/
Nonkelo711/
Namkele711/
Nanceli711/
Nankała711/
Nancila711/
Nonckele6714/
Nankoile677/
Nankhile676/
Nonkahla675/
Nonkcele673/
Nonkohla671/
Nankalei671/
Nankoyle671/
Nonkehle671/
Nonchela671/
Namkheli671/

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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
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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 Nankela
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