Nkele Surname

106,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nkele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4431:51,1996,180
South Africa1,3001:41,6755,338
Botswana1,0531:2,077210
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
Cameroon1291:161,00117,453
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
Congo651:76,7556,702
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkele (10,080) may also be a first name.

Nkele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkele has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 106,319th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,657,014 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkele live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 60,910th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 10,080 people.

The surname Nkele is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,443 people, or 1 in 51,199. Beside The DR Congo Nkele occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent live and Botswana, where 24 percent live.

Nkele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Nkele earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.59% less than the national average, earning R 181,572 per year and in United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkelle91360/
Nkiele91144/
Nkcele9146/
Nkoele9144/
Nkhele9127/
N'Kele9121/
Nkehle918/
Nkeleh914/
Nkelei914/
Nkqele912/
Nkgele911/
Ngkele911/
Nkeleu911/
Nkeile911/
Nkhelle8320/
Nqukele838/
Nkeuleu833/
Nkeless831/
Nkealeu831/
Nkhetle831/
Nkhehle831/
Nkole8030,145/
Nkela801,448/
Nkale801,170/
Ncele80781/
Nkile80290/
Nkeli80177/
Nqele8058/
Nkeul809/
Nkhel802/
Nkely801/
Ngqele731,436/
Nkiela73882/
Nchele73387/
Nkalle73387/
Ngcele73263/
Nkieli73168/
Nkhela73166/
Nkheli73118/
Nkehli73100/
Nkoile7399/
Nkaile7380/
Nkahle7368/
N'Kole7340/
Nkohle7336/
Nkolle7324/
Nkaale7317/
Nkaleu7316/
Nkaleh7311/
Ngkole737/
Nkolei734/
Nkylet734/
N'Kela734/
Nkille732/
Nkoeli732/
Nkolee732/
Nkhale732/
Nkalei731/
Nkoley731/
Nkoleh731/
Nkileu731/
Nkeuli731/
Nkelis731/
Nkaley731/
Ngkela731/
Nkeala731/
Nkhole731/
Nkelya731/
Nkalea731/
Hnckle730/
Nkhahle672,980/
Nkhoeli6767/
Nkalley6716/
N'Kheil6712/
Nkhaale679/
Ncle677/
Nkhohle672/
Nkalleh672/
Nkhaile671/
'Nkheli671/
Ngkahle671/
Nkaleuh671/
Nka'ale671/
N'Kolle671/
Nkjl671/
Nkheelh671/

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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
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  • 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 Nkele
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