Nkolo Surname

21,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Nkolo Surname Definition:

Nkolo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: nkolo Bemba Neck tie.

Nkolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11,9391:1,740165
DR Congo11,5341:6,405767
Gabon1,3641:1,385225
Uganda3691:105,79810,442
Congo2061:24,2192,661
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
South Africa661:820,87455,153
France471:1,413,249138,595
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
Belgium211:547,45951,586
England181:3,095,448105,421
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nkolo (830) may also be a first name.

Nkolo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nkolo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: nkolo Bemba Neck tie.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nkolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkolo is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkolo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,140th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 282,562 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkolo are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 283,475th most common given name on earth It is held by 830 people.

The surname Nkolo is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11,939 people, or 1 in 1,740. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 61 percent reside, South Region, where 28 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent reside and Gabon, where 5 percent reside.

Nkolo Last Name Statistics demography

Nkolo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.77% less than the national average, earning R 181,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkollo91618/
Nkohlo9174/
N'Kolo9171/
Nkoloi9167/
Ngkolo9135/
Nkoolo914/
Nkolyo914/
Nkolou913/
Nkoulo913/
Nkqolo912/
Nkholo912/
Nkoloa911/
Nkoloo911/
Nkoulou835,044/
Nkollot8310/
Nkola804,317/
Nkalo801,094/
Nkulo80313/
Nqolo80239/
Nkelo80118/
Ncolo8057/
Ngkoloha774/
Nkologgi772/
Nkoulouh771/
N'Koulou771/
Nkoullou771/
Nkohla736,937/
Nkoola731,119/
Nkoula73641/
Ngcolo73152/
Nkolia73145/
Nkolla73113/
Nkaulo73105/
Nkullo7381/
N'Kola7360/
Ngqolo7356/
N'Kalo7328/
Nkolya7322/
Nkalou7319/
Nkeloh7315/
Nkhola738/
Nkhalo736/
Nqoloh734/
Nkaloh733/
Nkuhlo733/
Ngkola733/
Ngkelo731/
Nkahlo731/
Nkqelo731/
Nqoelo731/
Nkuilo731/
Nkalos731/
Nkelou731/
Nkeulo731/
Nkolga731/
Nkoela731/
Nckola730/
Nkhatlo676/
Nkoliaa673/
Ngkoila672/
Ngkaelo671/
Ngkoela671/
Ncoelho671/
N'Kalou671/
N'Kolla671/
Nkalloh671/
Nkoolaa671/
Nkhohla671/
Nkollah671/
Nqukulo671/
Nckolas671/
Nkholas671/
Nkhoula671/

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