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.

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Nkelo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 surname Nkelo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkelo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. Nkelo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkelo live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
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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 Nkelo
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