Nkla Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Nkla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkla (Arabic: نكلا) is most common in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nkla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nkla reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 80 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 20 percent are found. Barring India it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhla891/
Hnkla891/
Nkilla806/
Nkella806/
Nkqhla801/
Nkqula801/
Nklo753/
Nkli752/
Nqla751/
Ncla751/
Nklj751/
Nkuella731/
Nkellah731/
N'Klo67241/
Nqula67101/
Nhkly671/
Nklis671/
Nclay671/
Hnqla671/

Nkla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkla in the Arabic language
نكلاnkla-

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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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  • 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 Nkla
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