Nkole Surname

18,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nkole Surname Definition:

Nkole is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a prisoner of war.

Nkole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia17,7541:893118
DR Congo10,9451:6,750826
South Africa3491:155,23717,537
Nigeria2871:617,22229,344
Tanzania2691:196,80916,828
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Lesotho981:20,7404,299
Namibia681:35,4325,071
Uganda511:765,47637,015
England391:1,428,66862,556
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
United States121:30,204,911765,334
France101:6,642,272293,169
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Congo61:831,51616,072
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nkole (1,868) may also be a first name.

Nkole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nkole is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a prisoner of war.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nkole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkole (Arabic: نكولي, Russian: Нколе) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkole? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,300th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 241,750 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkole live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,115th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 1,868 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 17,754 people, or 1 in 893. In Zambia Nkole is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 37 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live. Besides Zambia Nkole exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Nkole Last Name Statistics demography

Nkole earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning R 145,776 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoile9199/
Nkoule9166/
Nkoele9144/
N'Kole9140/
Nkohle9136/
Nkolle9124/
Ngkole917/
Nkoole914/
Nkolei914/
Nkolee912/
Nkolet912/
Nkolie912/
Nkolhe911/
Nkhole911/
Nkoleh911/
Nkoley911/
Nkol89654/
Nkoulet8328/
Nkoulle832/
Nkhohle832/
N'Kolle831/
Nkohler831/
Nkele804,398/
Nkola804,317/
Nkoli801,536/
Nkale801,170/
Nkule80116/
Nkoul8081/
Nkoly804/
Ncole803/
Nqole802/
Nkool801/
Nkoll801/
Nkhol801/
N'Kol801/
Nkoola731,119/
Nkoula73641/
Nkalle73387/
Nkholi73387/
Nkohli73303/
Nkouli73251/
Nkaule73154/
Nkolia73145/
Nkolla73113/
Nkahle7368/
Nkoloi7367/
N'Kola7360/
Nkuhle7355/
Nkqoli7329/
Nkhele7327/
Nkolya7322/
N'Kele7321/
Nkaale7317/
Nkaleu7316/
Nkooli7314/
Nkulle7313/
Nkaleh7311/
Nkales7311/
Nkouly7310/
Nkhola738/
Nkehle738/
N'Koli737/
Nkulie735/
Nkolyo734/
Nkeleh734/
Nkalie734/
Nkelei734/
Ngkola733/
Nkolli733/
Ngkoli732/
Nkhale732/
Ngqole732/
Nkoeli732/
Nkqele732/
Nkolai732/
N'Koul731/
Nkalje731/
Nccole731/
Nkoloa731/
Ngkele731/
Nkuleu731/
Nkuley731/
Nkalei731/
Nkaley731/
Nkeleu731/
Nkolay731/
Nkhoil731/
Nkolly731/
Nkalea731/
Nkgoli731/
Nkulei731/
Ngcole731/
Nckola730/
Nkhahle672,980/
Nkal67470/
Nkhoeli6767/
Nkhatle6738/
Nkhelle6720/
Nkalley6716/
Nkhaale679/
Nqukele678/
Nkeuleu673/
Nkoliaa673/
Ngkoila672/
Nkalleh672/
N'Kolli672/
Nkhohli672/
N'Kolla671/
N'Kouli671/
Nka'ale671/
Nkaleuh671/
Nkoolaa671/
Nkoulli671/
Nkoully671/
Nkhehle671/
Nkhohla671/
Nkholiy671/
Nkhouli671/
Nkoliai671/
Nkhaule671/
Nkuthle671/
Ngkahle671/
Nqol671/
Nkhoula671/

Nkole Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkole in the Russian language
Нколеnkole-
Nkole in the Arabic language
نكوليnkwly-

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