Nkoja Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkoja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2831:7,1821,555
Tanzania1051:504,20633,569
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Nkoja (21) may also be a first name.

Nkoja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkoja is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 636,210th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoja are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkoja is also the 2,368,944th most common first name internationally, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 7,182. In Lesotho Nkoja is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 58 percent reside, Quthing District, where 27 percent reside and Maseru District, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Nkoja Last Name Statistics demography

Nkoja earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.09% less than the national average, earning R 140,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkodja916/
Nkojap911/
Nkoa899,309/
Nkoj891/
Nkoudja8333/
Hënkoja8327/
Nkosa801,175/
Nkoji80340/
Nkoya80282/
Nkojo80273/
Nkuja80171/
Nkaja80171/
Nkoza8051/
Nko'a8016/
N'Koa808/
Ngkoa807/
Nkija806/
Nkhoa803/
Nkoje802/
Nkeja802/
Nkhosa73589/
Nkajja73511/
Nkhooa73412/
Nkouya73178/
Nkotjo7379/
Nkhuoa7351/
N'Kosa7321/
Nkosau7321/
Nkodjo7320/
Nkosah7315/
Nkousa7314/
Nkojjo7314/
Nkhoza7310/
Nkejah737/
Nkoojo735/
Nkohia733/
Nkouza733/
Nkouha733/
Ngkeja733/
Ngkojo733/
Ngkoje732/
Ngkoji732/
Ngqoja732/
Nkooha732/
Nkooza732/
Nkaaja732/
N'Koya732/
Nkoisa732/
Nkqoza731/
Nkcoza731/
Nkohca731/
Nhkosa731/
Nkosea731/
Nkojio731/
Nkoeya731/
Nkosai731/
Nkooya731/
Nkadja731/
Nkozoa731/
Nkozia731/
Ngkuja731/
Ngkoza731/
Nkoy6723,838/
Nkou6711,128/
Nkoe674,245/
Nkaj673,134/
Nkau671,355/
Nkoi671,110/
Nkaa67807/
Nkay67487/
Nkea67479/
Nkai67470/
Nkae6797/
Ncoa6716/
N'Codja6713/
Nkhoisa679/
Nkoudjo674/
Nkoujou673/
Nkodjou672/
N'Kodjo672/
Nqoa671/
Ncoj671/
N'Kouya671/
Nkouowa671/
Nkoisai671/

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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 Nkoja
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