Nkiala Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Nkiala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkiala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nkiala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkiala is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkiala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkiala is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkiala are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Kiala921/
Nkeala831/
Nkiale831/
Nkyala831/
Nkealah774/
Nkyale67213/
Nkyali675/
Nkyalo671/
Nkyola671/
Nkoyola62157/
Nkayolo6234/
Nkehali621/
Nkyoli501/
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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 Nkiala
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