Nkhoma Surname

3,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nkhoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkhoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi136,4281:1256
Zambia10,9371:1,449199
South Africa1,1091:48,8536,208
Zimbabwe8991:17,1732,508
Tanzania1681:315,12923,975
Swaziland1011:12,853583
England671:831,61344,286
Botswana501:43,7398,388
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Iceland81:47,5113,734
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Nkhoma (719) may also be a first name.

Nkhoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkhoma occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkhoma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkhoma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkhoma is the 3,749th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,633 people. The surname Nkhoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkhoma are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkhoma is also the 307,830th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 719 people.

Nkhoma is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 136,428 people, or 1 in 125. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Nkhoma Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nkhoma earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.29% less than the national average, earning R 158,532 per year and in United States they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning $37,287 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhomah92629/
Nkhomma921/
Nkoma919,145/
Nkouma832,073/
Nkhama83399/
Nchoma83382/
Nkhema83155/
Nkhomo83148/
Nkomea83124/
Nkhuma8350/
Nkomha8338/
N'Koma8338/
Nkomga8319/
Nkhomi8316/
Nkooma8313/
Nkohma8310/
Nkomah838/
Ngkoma837/
Nhkoma832/
Nkgoma832/
Nkomai832/
Nkomoa831/
Nkomma831/
Nkomat831/
Nkhomee77320/
N'Kouma775/
Ngkomas773/
Ngkomat772/
Nkoumga772/
Nkhamaa771/
Nchomah771/
N'Homma771/
Nkomath771/
Nkoumah771/
Nkomo7396,614/
Nkama7312,386/
Nkuma735,902/
Nkema731,342/
Nkome731,272/
Njoma73219/
Nkomi73190/
Nqoma7378/
Nkomy7322/
Ncoma7317/
Nkomè731/
Nchoumat711/
Nchama6731,847/
Nkoume67755/
Nqhome67410/
Nkamga67368/
Nkhume67195/
Nkumah67146/
Nkumaa67120/
Nkomee67118/
Nkoome6781/
Nkemah6749/
Njouma6738/
Nkhame6735/
Nkoumi6733/
Nkuuma6730/
Nkhumo6728/
Nkamah6725/
Nkomih6724/
N'Komo6723/
Nkgome6719/
Nkoumo6718/
Nkamma6717/
Nkgomo6717/
Nchomo6715/
Nnkama6711/
Ngkuma676/
N'Kama676/
Nkemma675/
Nkomou675/
Nkumai674/
Ngkama673/
Nkoimo673/
Nkkuma673/
Ngqoma673/
Nkommo673/
Nkoomo672/
Nkaama672/
Nkomge672/
Nkamau672/
Nkomme672/
Nkomoh672/
Nkoumé672/
Nkumea672/
Nkomoi672/
Nkomoo671/
N'Kema671/
Nkumga671/
Nkahmi671/
Nkamat671/
Nkomeh671/
Nkomie671/
Nkomje671/
Nkommy671/
Nkoomi671/
Nkemea671/
Nkoeme671/
Nkoimy671/
Nkamaa671/
Ngcoma671/
Nckomo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nkhoma
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