Nkela Surname
Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname
Nkela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,067 | 1:69,240 | 8,138 |
| Congo | 340 | 1:14,674 | 1,813 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkela (849) may also be a first name.
Nkela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkela (Hindi: ंकेला) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 269,545th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,032,836 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkela are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkela is also the 279,817th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 849 people.
The surname Nkela is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,067 people, or 1 in 69,240. Aside from The DR Congo Nkela is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nkela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkela in the Hindi language | ||
| ंकेला | nkela | - |
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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 Nkela
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