Ncala Surname

137,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ncala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ncala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,2031:16,9152,124
India471:16,320,540259,912
Swaziland91:144,244719
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Ncala (117) may also be a first name.

Ncala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ncala (Hindi: ंचल) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ncala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ncala is the 137,031st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,227,245 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ncala are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 117 people.

Ncala is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3,203 people, or 1 in 16,915. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, Free State, where 27 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Swaziland, where 0 percent live.

Ncala Last Name Statistics demography

Ncala earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.85% less than the national average, earning R 164,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngcala91356/
Nchala91200/
Ncalas914/
Nkcala913/
Ncaula912/
Ndcala911/
Nccala911/
Nchalla839/
Ncalahe834/
Ntchala833/
Nkala8028,607/
Nsala8013,399/
Nzala8012,174/
Njala804,985/
Nqala80469/
Nxala80384/
Ncalo80351/
Ncola8089/
Ncale8014/
Ncali804/
Ncaly800/
N'Tchala7712/
Nsiala7311,881/
Ntsala732,885/
Nshala731,521/
Ndzala731,163/
Nkalai73969/
Ndjala73684/
Nchola73659/
Nzalia73570/
Njaala73390/
Nkhala73348/
Ngcola73247/
Nchalo73245/
N'Kala73230/
Nkalla73226/
Njalau73188/
Njaila73184/
Nzalla73167/
Nkahla73132/
Njalla73115/
Ngiala7397/
Nchali7385/
Nsalah7381/
Nziala7376/
Njaula7375/
Nzaala7360/
Nsalai7359/
Nzaula7356/
N'Sala7349/
Nzalea7348/
N'Cola7336/
Nzaila7327/
Nzaloa7327/
Nkalah7322/
Nkalya7320/
Nsalla7318/
Ntšala7317/
Nzalha7317/
Nkalaa7313/
Nsahla7311/
Ngqala739/
Nsaula738/
Nceula738/
Ngcalo738/
Ncolas737/
N'Zala737/
Nkkala735/
Nkaula735/
Nkaila734/
Nzayla734/
Nsaala734/
Nsalas734/
Nsalaj732/
Nchale732/
Njjala732/
Nkaala732/
Ntzala732/
Nkgala732/
Ncolay731/
Nkalaj731/
Nkeala731/
Nzeala731/
Nquala731/
Nsaila731/
Ncalle731/
Ncoila731/
Ngcali731/
Nkalad731/
Njalas731/
Njalia731/
Nzalau731/
Nıcola731/
Nkalia731/
Nxhala731/
Nzalai731/
Nqcola731/
Nkalea731/
Ngcale731/
Ncaili731/
Ncaule731/
Ncgola731/
Nckola730/
Ntshala67292/
Ntsalla67220/
Nzallah67143/
Nts'ala67116/
Nsahlai67112/
Ndjalla6795/
Ndjaula6771/
Ntsaila6744/
Ntsiala6735/
Njallah6729/
Nka'ala6726/
Ndjaala6721/
Nggiala6716/
Nsahlah6716/
Ndzalla6713/
Nt'sala678/
Ncholas677/
Ngialah675/
Nsahala675/
Nshalla675/
Nkealah674/
Njahala674/
N'Siala674/
Nchoula672/
N'Kalla672/
N'Jalla671/
Nsailaj671/
Nkalazt671/
Nkallah671/
Ntchale671/
Ntchalo671/
Nsailah671/
Ntšaila671/
Nchaili671/
Ndjalai671/
Nkhaila671/
Nkhalia671/
Njealah671/
Nïcolai671/
Nthsala671/
Nkalaja671/
Nkhahla671/
Ngquala671/
Nchaule671/
Nzailat671/
Nckolas671/

Ncala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ncala in the Hindi language
ंचलncala87.5
न्चलncala12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ncala
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