Nkashi Surname
Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname
Nkashi Surname Definition:
Nkashi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sister.
Nkashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 523 | 1:30,306 | 3,125 |
| Nigeria | 428 | 1:413,885 | 21,554 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nkashi (21) may also be a first name.
Nkashi Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nkashi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sister.
Nkashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkashi (Hindi: ंकाशी) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkashi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 354,857th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,109,801 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkashi reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkashi is also the 2,368,944th most common forename world-wide, held by 21 people.
Nkashi is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 30,306. In Zambia Nkashi is primarily found in: Muchinga Province, where 36 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 25 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nkashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkashi in the Hindi language | ||
| ंकाशी | nkasi | - |
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