Ngoleka Surname

142,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ngoleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngoleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,9021:5,899841
Tanzania1771:299,10523,110
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngoleka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngoleka occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngoleka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,514th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,334,256 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngoleka are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Ngoleka is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 2,902 people, or 1 in 5,899. Other than Malawi this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Ngoleka Last Name Statistics demography

Ngoleka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.74% less than the national average, earning R 88,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngolleka93293/
Ngolekat932/
Ng'oleka931/
Ngolekai931/
Nggoleka931/
Noleka9221/
Goleka924/
Ngoulekai881/
Ngeleka8612,522/
Ngaleka863,263/
Ngoloka86553/
Nguleka8679/
Ngoleko8650/
Ngolaka8647/
Ngolika8641/
Golecka8620/
Ngoleke8613/
Goletka868/
Goleska865/
Gholeka864/
Golekha862/
Golekat862/
Goleška862/
Nouleka861/
Ngieleka80198/
Ng'uleka80112/
Ngolekou80108/
Ngoliaka8022/
Goulekas8015/
Ngolekoo804/
Golejška803/
Noulekha803/
Ng'oleko801/
N'Guleka801/
Ngelekka801/
Goleshka801/
Naleka77244/
Galeka7767/
Golika779/
Nolika777/
Noleko774/
Ng'olekou751/
Golikay71986/
Ngalika71603/
Galekoa71205/
Ngoloko71182/
Ngaleko71143/
Ngeleko71138/
Ngulika71112/
Gouleko7161/
Ngaloka7157/
Ngalaka7154/
Golojka7148/
Golikah7144/
Golecká7137/
Ngeleca7136/
Ngaleke7136/
Nnolika7132/
Ngoliko7130/
Ngeloka7122/
Ngelaka7121/
Golikaj7120/
Goulika7114/
Naletka7113/
Golikas7112/
Ngolike7111/
Golekoh718/
Noulika717/
Goleyko715/
Goleaca715/
Nalekai715/
Nguleke714/
Nalekat714/
Golyska713/
Golikoa712/
Naleeka712/
Goliska712/
Nnaleka712/
Golecko712/
Golicka712/
Golesko711/
Natleka711/
Galekat711/
Galekha711/
Galekka711/
Golesca711/
Golikau711/
Ngelika711/
Nalecka711/
Nalejka711/
Nalieka711/
Ngolako711/
Golikat711/
Gólecka711/
Galekea711/
Hgaleka711/
Gholikay67909/
Gholikha67799/
Ng'oloko67354/
Ng'alika67169/
Ngoulako67102/
Noulikas6728/
Galegkas6717/
Goleshko675/
Goslicka674/
Goledkop673/
Noulekou673/
Galeshka673/
Ngalaika672/
Ngoleche672/
Golyshka671/
Naleiska671/
Ngaloika671/
Ngolokei671/
Galeatka671/
Galezska671/
Golikatt671/
Ngolokou671/
Ngouliki671/
Golyokka671/
Golecasz671/
Golikhah671/
Gallecka671/

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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 Ngoleka
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