Nkaleka Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkaleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkaleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nkaleka Last Name Facts

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

Nkaleka occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkaleka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkaleka are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 156,351. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 92 percent live and Quthing District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Nkaleka Last Name Statistics demography

Nkaleka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.71% less than the national average, earning R 86,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nkoleka8645/
Nqaleka866/
Nkaleko866/
Nkalaka862/
Ncaleka862/
Nkalika861/
Ngqaleka8022/
Nkolekah802/
Nkelekah801/
Ngcaleka801/
Nkolaka71172/
Nkeleko7137/
Nkoleki7134/
Nkaloko7125/
Nkolika7118/
Nkelaka7115/
Nkoloka718/
Nkalike717/
Nqoleka712/
Nkaliki711/
Nkalako711/
Nqeleka711/
Ngqoleka67481/
Nkolekyi677/
Nkalokoo671/
Nkeulekou631/
N'Kalikeu631/
Nkoloko57223/
Nkeloko5727/
Nqeleko571/
Nkelako571/
Nkolako571/
Ngqalaqa535/
Ngqoleko531/
Nkolechi531/
Nkeuloko531/
Nkouloko531/
Ngqalaqha502/
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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
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  • 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 Nkaleka
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