Nkola Surname

107,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkola Surname Definition:

Nkola is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: snail.

Nkola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,1141:34,9484,333
Tanzania9991:52,9955,836
Uganda3471:112,50510,924
Lesotho1591:12,7832,829
Cameroon1501:138,46015,452
Botswana1491:14,6772,860
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Congo941:53,0754,831
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England41:13,929,515290,718
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Nkola (349) may also be a first name.

Nkola Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nkola is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: snail.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nkola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkola (Russian: Нкола) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,935th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,688,104 people. Nkola occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkola live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkola is also the 466,636th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 349 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,114 people, or 1 in 34,948. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Nkola Last Name Statistics demography

Nkola earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.77% less than the national average, earning R 195,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkohla916,937/
Nkoola911,119/
Nkoula91641/
Nkolia91145/
Nkolla91113/
N'Kola9160/
Nkolya9122/
Nkhola918/
Ngkola913/
Nkolai912/
Nkoloa911/
Nkolay911/
Nkolga911/
Nkoela911/
Nckola910/
Nkoliaa833/
Ngkoila832/
Ngkoela831/
N'Kolla831/
Nkoolaa831/
Nkhohla831/
Nkollah831/
Nkoliai831/
Nckolas831/
Nkholas831/
Nkhoula831/
Nkole8030,145/
Nkala8028,607/
Nkolo8025,791/
Nkula807,806/
Nkoli801,536/
Nkela801,448/
Nqola80359/
Ncola8089/
Nkoly804/
Ngkoloha774/
Nkolyash771/
Nkoulach771/
Nkoulath771/
Ngqola731,313/
Nkalai73969/
Nkollo73618/
Nkholi73387/
Nkhala73348/
Nkohli73303/
Nkhula73267/
Nkouli73251/
Ngcola73247/
N'Kala73230/
Nkalla73226/
Nkhela73166/
Nkahla73132/
Nkoile7399/
Nkohlo7374/
N'Kolo7371/
Nkoloi7367/
Nkoule7366/
Nkoele7344/
N'Kole7340/
N'Cola7336/
Nkohle7336/
Ngkolo7335/
Nkuila7334/
Nkqoli7329/
Nkolle7324/
Nkalah7322/
Nkalya7320/
Nqhola7320/
Nkooli7314/
Nkalaa7313/
Nkouly7310/
Ngkula739/
Ncolas737/
Ngkole737/
N'Koli737/
Nkkala735/
Nkaula735/
Nkolyo734/
Nkoolo734/
N'Kela734/
Nkoole734/
Nkolei734/
Nkoulo733/
Nkolli733/
Nkolou733/
Nkcala733/
Nkholo732/
Ngkoli732/
Nkulah732/
Nkolee732/
Nkaala732/
Nkoeli732/
Nkolet732/
Nkgala732/
Nkqolo732/
Nkolie732/
Ncolay731/
Nkalaj731/
Nkolhe731/
Nkulya731/
Nkhole731/
Ncoila731/
Ngkela731/
N'Kula731/
Nkalad731/
Nkoloo731/
Nkeula731/
Nkoleh731/
Nkoley731/
Nıcola731/
Nkalia731/
Nkolly731/
Nqcola731/
Nkehla731/
Nkalea731/
Nkgoli731/
Ncgola731/
Nkoulou675,044/
Nkhoeli6767/
Nkulu'a6734/
Nkoulet6728/
Nka'ala6726/
Nkollot6710/
Nkeulia678/
Nkoulle672/
N'Kolli672/
N'Kalla672/
Nkhohli672/
Nkhohle672/
Nkalazt671/
Nkallah671/
Ncoleau671/
Ngqhola671/
N'Kolle671/
N'Kouli671/
Nkoulli671/
Nkoully671/
Nkhalia671/
Nkholiy671/
Nkhouli671/
Nkohler671/
Nïcolai671/
Nkalaja671/
Nkhahla671/

Nkola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkola in the Russian language
Нколаnkola-

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