Ncholu Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ncholu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ncholu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4331:4,694939
South Africa3081:175,90219,420
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ncholu (106) may also be a first name.

Ncholu Last Name Facts

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

Ncholu occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ncholu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 455,757th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname Ncholu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ncholu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 106 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 4,694. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 26 percent are found, Leribe District, where 17 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 15 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 41 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Ncholu Last Name Statistics demography

Ncholu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.82% less than the national average, earning R 85,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ncolu914/
Nchulu838/
Nkholu831/
Nchalu831/
Ntsholu772/
Ncalu73132/
Nzolu7343/
Nsolu7334/
Njolu734/
Ntchaleu7117/
Nzoolu6712/
Ndjolu674/
Nkhulu671/
Njoleu671/
Nzoleu671/
Nziolu671/
N'Solu671/
Ntsolu671/

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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 Ncholu
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