Nkashama Surname

27,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,402 people bear this surname

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

Nkashama Surname Definition:

Nkashama is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: nkashama: Lunda; Lion.

Nkashama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo19,2641:3,835430
France381:1,747,966156,445
Botswana331:66,27111,607
United States241:15,102,456529,929
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England41:13,929,515290,718
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nkashama (1,033) may also be a first name.

Nkashama Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nkashama is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: nkashama: Lunda; Lion.

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Nkashama Last Name Facts

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

Nkashama is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkashama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,716th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 375,608 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkashama reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkashama is also the 249,584th most frequently held given name globally, held by 1,033 people.

The surname Nkashama is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 19,264 people, or 1 in 3,835. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Nkashama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nkashama last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Nkashama earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $43,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Kashama947/
Nkhashama941/
Nkashamma941/
Nkatshama941/
Nkasama9321/
Nkhatshama891/
Nkashema881/
Nkachama881/
Nkasema801/
Nkhatshami782/
Nkeisama751/
Nkosema674/
Nqasame672/
Nkachome631/
Ngcozama501/

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