Nkelo Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Nkelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Congo131:383,7779,863
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkelo (12) may also be a first name.

Nkelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkelo is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkelo reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkelo is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name globally, held by 12 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkielo9163/
Nkeloh9115/
Nkqelo911/
Nkeulo911/
Nkelou911/
Ngkelo911/
Nkeloth839/
N'Kielo834/
Nkieloh831/
Ngkaelo831/
Nkolo8025,791/
Nkela801,448/
Nkalo801,094/
Nkilo80306/
Ncelo802/
Nqelo801/
Nkiela73882/
Nkollo73618/
Nkhela73166/
Nkohlo7374/
N'Kolo7371/
Nkoloi7367/
Ngkilo7360/
Ngkolo7335/
N'Kalo7328/
Ngcelo7319/
Nkalou7319/
Ngqelo739/
Nkhalo736/
N'Kela734/
Nkalio734/
Nkgela733/
Nkaloh733/
Nkqolo732/
Nkholo732/
Ngkela731/
Nkahlo731/
Nkehla731/
Nqhelo731/
Nkelya731/
Nkeala731/
Nqoelo731/
Nkuilo731/
Nkoloo731/
Nkeleu731/
Nkeula731/
Nkoela731/
Nkeulia678/
Nkealah674/
Nkeuleu673/
Nkealeu671/
Nkalloh671/
N'Kalou671/
Ngkelas671/
Ncoelho671/
Ngkoela671/

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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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  • 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 Nkelo
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