Nkholongo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkholongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkholongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Nkholongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkholongo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkholongo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkholongo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkholongo is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Nkholongo is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Nkholongo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent reside and Lesotho, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkolongo941,163/
Nkoliongo8921/
Nkologo883/
Nkolono881/
Nkolonga82199/
Nkalongo8227/
Nqolongo825/
Nkulongo821/
Nkhalango78366/
Nkhulungo78168/
Ngqolongo78117/
Nkalyongo781/
Nkaalongo781/
Nkalono751/
Nkoulounga744/
Nkalango712,326/
Nkulango71109/
Nkulungo7158/
Nkalonga7128/
Njolonga7122/
Nqolonga711/
Nkolagoi711/
Nkhalanga6794/
Nkoulouga6713/
Ngqolonga672/
Njalongoi671/
Nkalyango671/

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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 Nkholongo
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