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 carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 148,596th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,449,595 people. The surname Nkoba occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 344 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,684 people, or 1 in 31,438. In Tanzania Nkoba is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 31 percent are found, Mara Region, where 16 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

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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