Nkolele Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkolele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkolele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3091:175,33219,362
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nkolele (51) may also be a first name.

Nkolele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkolele is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nkolele.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkolele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 809,613th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkolele live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 51 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 175,332. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Limpopo, where 43 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Nkolele Last Name Statistics demography

Nkolele earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning R 235,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkholele931/
Nkolela861,255/
Nkelele86147/
Nkulele8644/
Nkalele861/
Nkahlele801/
Nkoleloi801/
Nkoilelio75100/
Nkholheli751/
Nculele719/
Nkulela712/
Nkeleli712/
Nkalela711/
Ncolela711/
Nqolela711/
Nkolila711/
Ngqolela672/
Ngcolela671/
Nkohlale671/
Nkulilehe634/
Nkulila57176/
Nkalali5710/
Ncalela571/
Nkahloli5347/
Nkalaile538/
Ngqeleli536/
Ncahlela533/
Ngkulili532/
Ngcalela531/
Nkulilei531/
Ngkaloli531/

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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 Nkolele
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