Nkhala Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nkhala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkhala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkhala (287) may also be a first name.

Nkhala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkhala is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkhala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkhala is the 804,502nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkhala reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkhala is also the 522,011th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 287 people.

The last name Nkhala is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Aside from Malawi Nkhala occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Nkhala Last Name Statistics demography

Nkhala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.74% less than the national average, earning R 19,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhaila921/
Nkhalia921/
Nkhahla921/
Nkala9128,607/
Nkhalahe864/
Nkohla836,937/
Nkalai83969/
N'Kala83230/
Nkalla83226/
Nchala83200/
Nkhela83166/
Nkahla83132/
Nkalah8322/
Nkalya8320/
Nkalaa8313/
Nhhala839/
Nkhola838/
Nkhalo836/
Nkkala835/
Nkaula835/
Nkaila834/
Nkhali833/
Nkcala833/
Nkhale832/
Nkaala832/
Nkgala832/
Nkalaj831/
Nkeala831/
Nkalad831/
Nkalia831/
Nkehla831/
Nkalea831/
Nkhahle772,980/
Nkhaili77376/
Nkhauli7741/
Nkhatle7738/
Nka'ala7726/
Nkhaliy7714/
Nchalla779/
Nkhaale779/
Nkhatlo776/
Nkealah774/
Njahala774/
N'Kalla772/
Nkalazt771/
Nkallah771/
Nkhohla771/
Nkalaja771/
Nkhaile771/
Nkhaule771/
Nkholas771/
Nkhoula771/
Njala734,985/
Nkola734,317/
Ncala733,272/
Nkela731,448/
Nkali731,344/
Nkale731,170/
Nkalo731,094/
Nqala73469/
Nkaly7334/
Ngkahali7124/
N'Khaile7114/
Nkhatlhe714/
N'Khaili714/
Geenkala711/
Nkhahlee711/
Nkheilay711/
Nkoola671,119/
Nchola67659/
Nkoula67641/
Njaala67390/
Nkalle67387/
Nkholi67387/
Ngcala67356/
Nkohli67303/
Nchalo67245/
Njalau67188/
Njaila67184/
Nkaule67154/
Njalla67115/
Nkolla67113/
Nkaulo67105/
Nkaile6780/
Njaula6775/
Nkohlo6774/
Nkahle6768/
N'Kola6760/
Nkohle6736/
Nkuila6734/
N'Kalo6728/
Nqhola6720/
Nkalou6719/
Nkaale6717/
Nkaleu6716/
Nkaleh6711/
Nkales6711/
Ngqala679/
Ngkali676/
Nkaili676/
N'Kela674/
Nkalie674/
Nkalio674/
Ncalas674/
Ngkola673/
Nkaloh673/
Njohla673/
Nkholo672/
Nkaali672/
Nkalit672/
Ncaula672/
Nkgali672/
Nkolai672/
Nkaliy671/
Nkalje671/
Nkhole671/
Nquala671/
Ngkela671/
N'Kali671/
Nkalei671/
Nkaley671/
Nkalli671/
Nkalos671/
Nkeula671/
Nkolay671/
Njalia671/
Nkoela671/
Nkahlo671/
N'Khaaili671/
Nccala671/
Nckola670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkhala
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