Nkalango Surname
Approximately 2,326 people bear this surname
Nkalango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,279 | 1:23,230 | 2,863 |
| Zambia | 46 | 1:344,564 | 18,269 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nkalango (116) may also be a first name.
Nkalango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkalango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkalango is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkalango? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 182,673rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,133,081 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkalango live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nkalango is also the 868,627th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 116 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,279 people, or 1 in 23,230. In Tanzania it is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 51 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 23 percent live and Geita Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkhalango | 94 | 366 | / |
| Nkalyango | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nkalanga | 88 | 3,986 | / |
| Nkalongo | 88 | 27 | / |
| Nkhalanga | 82 | 94 | / |
| Nkalyongo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nkailanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nkaalongo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nkalana | 80 | 30 | / |
| Nkalono | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkalaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkaliainga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nkolongo | 75 | 1,163 | / |
| Nkalonga | 75 | 28 | / |
| Nkalamga | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nqalanga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nkahlana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkolagoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkelanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkoliongo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nkholongo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ngqalanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ncalana | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nkolana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkologo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqalana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqalaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkolono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkallaaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkolonga | 63 | 199 | / |
| Ngqalana | 63 | 16 | / |
| Nqolongo | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ngkolaga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nkohlana | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ngcalana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngqolongo | 59 | 117 | / |
| Nkoulounga | 56 | 4 | / |
| Ncolana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nqolana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngqolana | 50 | 19 | / |
| Ngcolana | 50 | 5 | / |
| Nqolonga | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkalango
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