Nkolela Surname

302,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkolela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkolela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8131:65,1196,897
DR Congo4041:182,87018,550
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
France11:66,422,722504,397

Nkolela Last Name Facts

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

Nkolela is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkolela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkolela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 302,457th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,806,809 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkolela live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 813 people, or 1 in 65,119. In Tanzania Nkolela is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 89 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Nkolela Last Name Statistics demography

Nkolela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.2% less than the national average, earning R 96,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkolola862,632/
Nkolele86345/
Nkelela8617/
Nkolelo864/
Nkulela862/
Nkolala862/
Ncolela861/
Nkalela861/
Nkolila861/
Nqolela861/
Nkoliala8015/
Ngqolela802/
Nkoilelo802/
Ngcolela801/
Nkoleloi801/
Nkholele801/
Nkolyala801/
Nkoilelio75100/
Nkholheli751/
Nkololo712,686/
Nkulila71176/
Nkulele7144/
Nkelelo716/
Nkalola715/
Nqalela714/
Ncalela711/
Nkalele711/
Ngqalela6736/
Nkhalola679/
Ngqelela673/
Ncahlela673/
N'Kololo671/
Ngcalela671/
Nkahlele671/
Nkoulolo671/
Ngkolalo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkolela
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