Nkamala Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nkamala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Nkamala (58) may also be a first name.
Nkamala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkamala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkamala is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkamala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Nkamala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkamala live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkamala is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 58 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live and Southwest Region, where 33 percent live. Other than Cameroon Nkamala is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkamela | 86 | 252 | / |
| Nkamali | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nkamola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkemala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkemalah | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nkomaula | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nkhamali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkamaule | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Koumala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkomola | 71 | 873 | / |
| Nkomela | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ncamela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkomali | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkamelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkamolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkemela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkamoli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkemaloh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkeumale | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nkomolla | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkameule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcamela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkomaali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nk'omola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumaleu | 63 | 34 | / |
| Nkeumalie | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkemalouh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkemmollah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nkomolo | 57 | 61 | / |
| Nkomoly | 57 | 5 | / |
| Nkomoli | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nkomole | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nqamelo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ncamelo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ncomalo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkomotle | 53 | 7 | / |
| Ngcomalo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngcamelo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkhomolo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkoumolo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkomgolo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumeleu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngqamehlo | 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 Nkamala
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