Nkakala Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkakala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkakala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Lesotho1551:13,1132,903
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nkakala (15) may also be a first name.

Nkakala Last Name Facts

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

Nkakala is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkakala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 638,206th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkakala live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkakala is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

The last name Nkakala is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Nkakala Last Name Statistics demography

Nkakala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.53% less than the national average, earning R 96,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaikala931/
Nqakala86438/
Nkakela8621/
Nkakola862/
Nkakale862/
Ngqakala804/
Ncakaula801/
N'Kokala801/
Nkhakali801/
Ngcakaula751/
Nkakole71233/
Nkokela7152/
Nkokola716/
Nkakolo714/
Nkekela712/
Ncokala711/
Nkakoli711/
Ncakaule6712/
Ngqakela671/
Ngcakaule632/
Nqcakaule631/
Ngqakaule631/
Ngqaqhaula591/
Nkokolo572,447/
Ncokola5731/
Ncokela5710/
Nqokola579/
Nkokelo576/
Nqekola574/
Nkaqolo571/
Nkekolo571/
Nqekela571/
Nqaqela571/
Nkekelo571/
Ngqokola53146/
Ngcokela536/
Nkokgolo535/
Ngqokela532/
N'Kokolo532/
Ngqekela531/
Ngcokola531/

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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 Nkakala
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