Nkole Surname
Approximately 30,145 people bear this surname
Nkole Surname Definition:
Nkole is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a prisoner of war.
Nkole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 17,754 | 1:893 | 118 |
| DR Congo | 10,945 | 1:6,750 | 826 |
| South Africa | 349 | 1:155,237 | 17,537 |
| Nigeria | 287 | 1:617,222 | 29,344 |
| Tanzania | 269 | 1:196,809 | 16,828 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Lesotho | 98 | 1:20,740 | 4,299 |
| Namibia | 68 | 1:35,432 | 5,071 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
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.
Nkole Demographics
Average Nkole Salary in
South Africa
R 145,776
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
Nkole Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkole in the Russian language | ||
| Нколе | nkole | - |
| Nkole in the Arabic language | ||
| نكولي | nkwly | - |
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