Nkalah Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Nkalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Nkalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkalah is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkalah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nkalah are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Bulawayo Province, where 83 percent reside, Harare Province, where 8 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 8 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Nkalah occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 41 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkealah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nkallah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkala | 91 | 28,607 | / |
| Nkhalahe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nkalai | 83 | 969 | / |
| Nkhala | 83 | 348 | / |
| N'Kala | 83 | 230 | / |
| Nkalla | 83 | 226 | / |
| Nkahla | 83 | 132 | / |
| Nkalya | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nkalaa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nkaula | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nkkala | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nkaila | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkaloh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkcala | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkaala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkgala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkalad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkalaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkalia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkalea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nka'ala | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ncalahe | 77 | 4 | / |
| N'Kalla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkhahla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkalazt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkaleuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkalloh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkhaila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkhalia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkollah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkola | 73 | 4,317 | / |
| Ncala | 73 | 3,272 | / |
| Nkela | 73 | 1,448 | / |
| Nkalo | 73 | 1,094 | / |
| Nqala | 73 | 469 | / |
| Nkoulath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geenkala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkoulach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkohla | 67 | 6,937 | / |
| Nkoola | 67 | 1,119 | / |
| Nkoula | 67 | 641 | / |
| Ngcala | 67 | 356 | / |
| Nkhela | 67 | 166 | / |
| Nkolla | 67 | 113 | / |
| Nkaulo | 67 | 105 | / |
| N'Kola | 67 | 60 | / |
| Nkuila | 67 | 34 | / |
| N'Kalo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nkalou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nkaleu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nkeloh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngqala | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nkhola | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkhalo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ncalas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkalio | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Kela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngkola | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ncaula | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkolai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nccala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkehla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkahlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nquala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkalei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkalos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkolay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nckola | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nkalah
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