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
Nkole (Arabic: نكولي, Russian: Нколе) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkole? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkole is the 18,300th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 241,750 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkole live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkole is also the 176,115th most common forename worldwide, held by 1,868 people.
Nkole is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 17,754 people, or 1 in 893. In Zambia Nkole is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 37 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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