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

Nkhala is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkhala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkhala is the 804,502nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. Nkhala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkhala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkhala is also the 522,011th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 287 people.

The surname Nkhala is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Beside Malawi Nkhala is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Nkhala
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