Nkila Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Morocco

Nkila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Tanzania2101:252,10320,382
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
India101:76,706,538639,611
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Nkila (53) may also be a first name.

Nkila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkila is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkila? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkila is the 393,206th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,106,280 people. Nkila is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkila are found; 28 percent are found in Central Africa and 28 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

The surname Nkila is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 250,823. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Nkila occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Morocco, where 23 percent reside.

Nkila Last Name Statistics demography

Nkila earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.73% less than the national average, earning R 164,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkiela91882/
Nkuila9134/
N'Kila9134/
Nkhila9110/
Nkaila914/
Ngkila912/
Nkilga911/
Nckila911/
Nkilya911/
Ngkoila832/
Nkilaha831/
Nkhaila831/
Nkula807,806/
Nkili802,619/
Nkela801,448/
Nkilo80306/
Nkile80290/
Ncila80129/
Nqila809/
Nkily803/
Nkheilay771/
Nkhili731,416/
Nchila73433/
Nkhula73267/
Nkuela73194/
Nkieli73168/
Nkhela73166/
Nkiele73144/
Ngqila7399/
Nkoile7399/
Nkaile7380/
Nkielo7363/
Ngkilo7360/
Ngkula739/
Nkaili736/
Nkilie736/
Nkihli734/
N'Kela734/
Nkgela733/
Nkulah732/
Ngkela731/
Nkehla731/
Nkileu731/
Nkuili731/
Nkelya731/
Nkulya731/
Nkeala731/
Ncoila731/
N'Kula731/
Nkuilo731/
Nkeula731/
Nkeile731/
Nkyola731/
Nkhaili67376/
Nkeulia678/
Ngkaili676/
N'Kielo674/
Nkealah674/
N'Khili672/
Ngqisla671/
Nkhaile671/
Nkieloh671/
N'Quila671/
Ngkelas671/

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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 Nkila
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