Ngqula Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

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

Ngqula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngqula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6171:87,80810,786
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngqula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngqula is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngqula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 524,446th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,773,095 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngqula live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 617 people, or 1 in 87,808. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Besides South Africa Ngqula exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Ngqula Last Name Statistics demography

Ngqula earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 100% more than the national average, earning R 475,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nqula91101/
Ncqula831/
Ngqulo831/
Nkqula831/
Nqla801/
Nguilla77116/
Nguella7792/
Nqulo73120/
Ngbla736/
Hnqla731/
Nguehela712/
Nguillah711/
Nguellai711/
Ngouella711/
N'Gbla67262/
Nngwla677/
Nqilla672/
Ngwlai671/
Nkqhla671/
Nguehelia671/

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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 Ngqula
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