Nekelo Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Nekelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

Nekelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekelo occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nekelo is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nekelo are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 135,504. In Lesotho Nekelo is primarily found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 67 percent are found and Quthing District, where 33 percent are found. Besides Lesotho it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niekelo921/
Nekelou921/
Nekeloa921/
Neckelo920/
Nikelo832,573/
Nekalo83271/
Nakelo83103/
Nekela8322/
Nekolo834/
Ngekela77220/
Nekhela77200/
Nekkela7754/
Nickelo7731/
Neykalo7720/
Nyokelo779/
Neikalo773/
Nekilou772/
Nikkelo771/
Nekalio771/
Neakalo771/
Nikelio771/
Nnakaelo719/
Nekketla714/
Nekhella711/
Nekhoela711/
Nekola671,719/
Naqelo671,151/
Nakalo67532/
Nokela67237/
Nakolo67188/
Nikolo6776/
Nekala6763/
Nakilo6750/
Nokalo6747/
Necela6737/
Nikela6733/
Nakela6731/
Nykalo6728/
Nekila6725/
Nokolo6717/
Necalo679/
Neukeuleu678/
Nikalo677/
Neqolo677/
Nykolo676/
Nykela671/
Nicelo671/

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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 Nekelo
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