Nkalu Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9301:79,4409,181
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nkalu (77) may also be a first name.

Nkalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkalu (Hindi: ण्कालू, Marathi: नकलू) is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkalu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 334,641st most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,607,023 people. Nkalu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkalu live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkalu is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 77 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 930 people, or 1 in 79,440. Apart from The DR Congo Nkalu occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkailu9199/
N'Kalu9121/
Nkalou9119/
Nkaleu9116/
Nkcalu917/
Nkahlu917/
Nkallu916/
Ngkalu916/
Nkaelu911/
Nkaalu911/
Nkaulu911/
Ngkaelu835/
Ngkaulu832/
Nkealeu831/
Nkaleuh831/
N'Kalou831/
Ncalu80132/
Nkelu80124/
Nkolu80116/
Nqalu801/
Ngkolu7391/
Ngcalu738/
Nkolou733/
Ngqalu731/
N'Kolu731/
Nkuilu731/
Nkoulu731/
Nkeleu731/
Nkelou731/
Nkholu731/
Nkoulou675,044/
N'Koulu674/
Nkeuleu673/
Nkoulouh621/
Nkoullou621/
N'Koulou621/
Ncolu604/
Ngqelu5526/
Nkoloo551/

Nkalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkalu in the Hindi language
ण्कालूnkalu-
Nkalu in the Marathi language
नकलूnakalu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkalu
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