Nkengele Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkengele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkengele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Nkengele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkengele is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkengele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkengele is the 912,827th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkengele are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Nkengele is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkiengele941/
Nkenele931/
Nkengela881,937/
Nkenelie883/
Nkencele882/
Ngcengele8275/
Nkenile8014/
Nkenyela756/
Nkenyeli753/
Ncingele751/
Ngcenele751/
Nkengila751/
Nkingilea7173/
Ngcengile712/
Nchenjele712/
Nkinile674/
Nkainnelie671/
Ncingile631/
Ncenceli631/
Nkqinela631/
Nkinsela631/
Nqinela531/
Nkinyili505/
Ngqinela501/
Ngcineli501/

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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 Nkengele
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