Nkoba Surname

148,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6841:31,4383,713
DR Congo5341:138,35114,711
Uganda3801:102,73510,248
Nigeria1731:1,023,94743,086
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Nkoba (344) may also be a first name.

Nkoba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkoba is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,596th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,449,595 people. Nkoba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoba reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nkoba is also the 470,492nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 344 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,684 people, or 1 in 31,438. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 31 percent live, Mara Region, where 16 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.

Nkoba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nkoba earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning R 240,312 per year and in United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkouba91203/
Nkobaa91113/
Nkobga9155/
Nkooba9125/
N'Koba915/
Nkkoba912/
Nkgoba911/
Nkhoba911/
Ngkoba911/
Nkoubat8312/
N'Kouba833/
Nkhoeba831/
N'Ckoba831/
Nkuba8023,781/
Nkaba804,637/
Nkobo803,245/
Nkeba801,866/
Nkobi80600/
Nkobe80332/
Nqoba8081/
Nkoby801/
Nkhobo73690/
Ngqoba73436/
N'Kobo73356/
Nkoebe73330/
Nkobie73104/
Nkoobe7397/
Nkaaba7352/
Nkgobo7341/
N'Kuba7334/
Ngcoba7326/
Nkgaba7324/
Nkompa7317/
Nkhobe7316/
Nkubah7315/
Nkobou7313/
N'Kaba7313/
Nkuuba7313/
Nkuiba7311/
Nkonpa7310/
Nkeuba737/
Nkhaba736/
Nkoboh736/
Nkoubi735/
Ngkobo734/
Nkoboi734/
Nkabat734/
Nkubha733/
Nkgobe733/
Ncobea733/
Ngkobe733/
Nkobio733/
Nkabai733/
Nkoubo732/
Nkobei732/
Ngkeba732/
Ngkobi732/
Nckobo732/
Nkohbe731/
N'Keba731/
N'Kobe731/
Nkebha731/
Nkabay731/
Nkeeba731/
Nkkuba731/
Nkoboy731/
Nnkobo731/
Nkobet731/
N'Kobi731/
Nkoubou6717/
Nkahaba677/
Nkoiboo675/
Nkohbeh675/
Ngkobit672/
Nkubaja671/
N'Kabat671/
Nkothbe671/
Nqukuba671/
Nkabhai671/
Nkabeha671/
Nkabaha671/
N'Kobou671/
N'Kobie671/

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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 Nkoba
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