Nkelle Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Congo

Nkelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2121:97,96711,620
Congo1241:40,2353,792
France171:3,907,219231,005
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nkelle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkelle is most common in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkelle? popularity and diffusion

Nkelle is the 785,023rd most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. Nkelle occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nkelle reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Nkelle is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 97,967. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 44 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 35 percent reside and Centre Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 34 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhelle9220/
Nkele914,398/
Nkhele8327/
N'Kele8321/
Nkella836/
Nkqele832/
Nkille832/
Nkeile831/
Ngkele831/
Nkelly831/
Nqukele778/
Nkile73290/
Nqele7358/
Nkeul739/
Nkhel732/
Ngqele671,436/
Nkoile6799/
Nkaile6780/
Nkilli678/
Nkilla676/
Nkilly671/
Hnkley670/
Hnckle670/

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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 Nkelle
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