Nkanela Surname
3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo
Nkanela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkangela | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nkanele | 86 | 28 | / |
| Nkonela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkanala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkanila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkangila | 80 | 82 | / |
| Nkangele | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkaneele | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkongela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ncangela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nqanoela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkonelo | 71 | 86 | / |
| Nkanile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngcangeela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkainnelie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqanala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkonola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkongele | 67 | 157 | / |
| Nkangilo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcongela | 63 | 8 | / |
| Nkhonyola | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkonolo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nkonyoli | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nkonyolo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkonilos | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkongili | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkongile | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ncgonhele | 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 Nkanela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis