Nkalamo Surname

244,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nkalamo Surname Definition:

Nkalamo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: lion.

Nkalamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,5201:10,4281,197
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkalamo (13) may also be a first name.

Nkalamo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nkalamo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: lion.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nkalamo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lion.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nkalamo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkalamo is most common in Zambia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkalamo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 244,412th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,470,887 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkalamo are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,520 people, or 1 in 10,428. In Zambia Nkalamo is primarily concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 53 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent are found and Northern Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhalamo93161/
Nkalama8618/
Nkalomo862/
Nkalamga808/
Nkalaama801/
Nkolomo7144/
Nkalema711/
Nkolama711/
Nkoulemo6713/
Nkalyoma6710/
Nkhalema679/
Nkoulama671/
Nkolomoy671/

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