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 surname Nkole (Arabic: نكولي, Russian: Нколе) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkole? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 18,300th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 241,750 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkole reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,115th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 1,868 people.
This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 17,754 people, or 1 in 893. In Zambia Nkole is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 37 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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