Ngala Surname

10,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngala Surname Definition:

Ngala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: zebra.

Ngala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya24,2201:1,907292
DR Congo10,9591:6,741824
Cameroon8,1111:2,561288
Congo2,5811:1,933313
Zambia2,0951:7,566902
Malawi2,0391:8,3961,286
Tanzania1,3561:39,0424,471
Indonesia9261:142,81814,113
Nigeria4861:364,49119,517
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
South Africa3511:154,35217,426
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
Zimbabwe921:167,80720,631
Botswana721:30,3746,067
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
England411:1,358,97760,528
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
India161:47,941,586492,263
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Gabon41:472,2983,618
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Ngalã (1) are calculated separately.

Ngala (6,582) may also be a first name.

Ngala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ngala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: zebra.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngala (Tibetan: གནག་ལ།) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Ngalã. For other possible spellings of Ngala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngala is the 10,375th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 134,226 people. Ngala is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ngala live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ngala is also the 80,739th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 6,582 people.

The last name Ngala is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 24,220 people, or 1 in 1,907. In Kenya Ngala is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 40 percent live, Kitui County, where 12 percent live and Mombasa County, where 11 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 15 percent live.

Ngala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (93%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ngala surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ngala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.62% less than the national average, earning R 95,964 per year; in United States they earn 21.79% less than the national average, earning $33,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning $43,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalã931/
Ngalya916,985/
Ngalia914,601/
Ngalla912,584/
Ngalaa911,285/
Ngaila911,187/
Ngalai91752/
Ng'ala91668/
Nggala91561/
Ngalea91560/
Ngalah91213/
Ngalau91169/
Ngaula9183/
Nghala9182/
Ngaela9162/
Ngalas9153/
Ngalad9143/
Ngnala9125/
N'Gala9120/
Ngaloa9117/
Ngalay9112/
Ngalat9111/
Ngalga9110/
Ngalap917/
Ngaïla914/
Ngaala914/
Ngahla912/
Nkgala912/
Ngasla911/
Nhgala911/
Gala8967,693/
Nala8928,851/
Ningala83983/
Ngallah83142/
Ngalaha83115/
Ngailla8395/
Ngallya8386/
Ngailas8329/
Ng'alla8316/
Nengala8315/
Ngahala839/
Ngailah839/
Nggalia836/
N'Galla836/
Nghaila836/
Ngaliai836/
Ngaluha836/
Nggalas835/
Ngaalah834/
Nggalai833/
Nga'ala833/
Ngalaya833/
N'Gnala832/
Ngailai832/
Nghalya832/
Ngallay831/
Nggalla831/
Ngalaia831/
Ngneala831/
Ngnalay831/
Ngnalla831/
Ngalash831/
Ngallea831/
Ngallia831/
N'Gaula831/
Niñgala831/
Uangala831/
Ngaulla831/
Ngalhat831/
Ngola8052,991/
Nalla8042,908/
Galea8029,625/
Naula8028,577/
Galla8028,231/
Galaz8022,982/
Galas8015,371/
Ngale8012,522/
Ngalo8010,027/
Gatla807,654/
Galay806,760/
Ngali806,664/
Nahla806,423/
Naila805,769/
Galia805,554/
Galat803,597/
Ngela803,511/
Ghala802,970/
Gaula801,382/
Galaa801,372/
Nayla801,299/
Gayla801,299/
Galau801,251/
Galya801,198/
Nalia801,173/
Galad801,099/
Najla801,004/
Galai80905/
Gaila80746/
Nalau80672/
Galap80644/
Nalat80610/
Nasla80550/
Ggala80416/
Nalai80377/
Galah80367/
Galha80350/
Nalas80283/
Naala80260/
Natla80254/
Nalad80219/
Gasla80190/
Gajla80173/
Gahla80173/
Galga80172/
Galaj80166/
Neala80159/
Nalha80137/
Nalya80135/
Nalay8098/
Nalah8094/
Kgala8092/
Gaala8084/
Galaś8077/
Galoa8074/
Ngaly8063/
Naloa8055/
Galaš8053/
Galéa8039/
Gnala8037/
Nhala8029/
Galač8029/
Nalap8028/
Nalaa8024/
Nalea8017/
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Nalaj8014/
Gaïla807/
Nalaz804/
Galaï802/
Naïla802/
Galaî801/
Naíla801/
Ngalé801/
Ng'ahala77953/
Ngaillah77237/
Ninggala7711/
Neengala771/
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Ningaila771/
Ngeegala771/
Ngalahai771/
Ngallauh771/
Ninngala771/
Galeas7318,673/
Ngailo7314,792/
Gallas736,860/
Ngalle735,947/
Gallay734,646/
Ngaleu732,532/
Ngoula732,510/
Gahala732,403/
Galias731,843/
Ghalay731,703/
Galais731,667/
Nhaila731,577/
Gallia731,512/
Gallai731,429/
Gallea731,291/
Ghalia731,110/
Galaup731,082/
Ngaile73988/
Gallah73959/
Nahala73882/
Ngoila73824/
Gailea73823/
Gaylah73786/
Ngalli73766/
Gaglia73761/
Nahula73721/
Ghalaa73593/
Ngalot73564/
Nailah73535/
Galaud73514/
Ngelah73484/
Ghalla73469/
Nallas73463/
Ngallo73455/
Ngelai73454/
Gnalla73438/
Najlaa73436/
Ngally73410/
Gayloa73404/
Gailah73382/
Ngalie73355/
Gallad73330/
Gaalla73328/
Naalla73303/
Galaus73264/
Galach73262/
Nggela73257/
Gallap73251/
Ngiela73247/
Galiay73237/
Nahlah73237/
Nallah73231/
Galyah73229/
Ngales73221/
Gallat73221/
Galaiy73211/
Gailay73207/
Galash73204/
Ghalah73193/
Gattla73185/
Gallaa73183/
Galgay73171/
Galatz73168/
Naulia73161/
Gaulay73160/
Ngolla73158/
Naalah73154/
Gaulea73148/
Ghalya73138/
Galgau73135/
Nggalo73131/
Ngalis73128/
Gallaz73127/
Galass73126/
Ngalih73118/
Gaulat73103/
Galeaz73101/
Ngaloy7396/
Gaalya7383/
Ngoola7375/
Ghalat7374/
Naslau7374/
Galats7369/
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Ghalap7364/
Galhat7364/
Gatlla7364/
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Ngolau7360/
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Nggali7341/
Naslai7340/
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Natlia7325/
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Naulla7322/
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Galaid7319/
Galait7319/
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Nailla7318/
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Galiaz7314/
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Gaulas7312/
Ng'ali7311/
Kgalla7311/
Ngohla7310/
Naleau7310/
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Galhai7310/
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Naatla736/
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Gaulla736/
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Gola6744,143/
Galo6738,687/
Gallais676,407/
Nola675,402/
Nalo674,611/
Naallah672,012/
Nacilla671,842/
Galhaut67631/
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Natella67392/
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Ngala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngala in the Tibetan language
གནག་ལ།nakla-

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