Nkoma Surname

55,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Gabon

Nkoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,0631:7,683917
Gabon1,9201:984172
Zimbabwe1,6991:9,0871,114
Tanzania1,6171:32,7413,851
DR Congo7521:98,24411,070
Cameroon5221:39,7875,316
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Lesotho811:25,0935,019
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England111:5,065,278148,650
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Congo91:554,34412,633
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France41:16,605,680368,153
China21:683,660,78330,601
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Nkoma (153) may also be a first name.

Nkoma Last Name Facts

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

Nkoma is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,519th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 796,889 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoma live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkoma is also the 743,570th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 153 people.

Nkoma is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,063 people, or 1 in 7,683. In Zambia Nkoma is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 38 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Eastern Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found.

Nkoma Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nkoma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.11% less than the national average, earning R 166,092 per year and in United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhoma91149,847/
Nkouma912,073/
Nkomea91124/
Nkomha9138/
N'Koma9138/
Nkomga9119/
Nkooma9113/
Nkohma9110/
Nkomah918/
Ngkoma917/
Nhkoma912/
Nkgoma912/
Nkomai912/
Nkomoa911/
Nkomma911/
Nkomat911/
Nkhomah83629/
N'Kouma835/
Ngkomas833/
Ngkomat832/
Nkoumga832/
Nkhomma831/
Nkomath831/
Nkoumah831/
Nkomo8096,614/
Nkama8012,386/
Nkuma805,902/
Nkema801,342/
Nkome801,272/
Nkomi80190/
Nqoma8078/
Nkomy8022/
Ncoma8017/
Nkomè801/
Nkoume73755/
Nkhama73399/
Nkamga73368/
Nkhema73155/
Nkhomo73148/
Nkumah73146/
Nkumaa73120/
Nkomee73118/
Nkoome7381/
Nkhuma7350/
Nkemah7349/
Nkoumi7333/
Nkuuma7330/
Nkamah7325/
Nkomih7324/
N'Komo7323/
Nkgome7319/
Nkoumo7318/
Nkamma7317/
Nkgomo7317/
Nkhomi7316/
Nnkama7311/
Ngkuma736/
N'Kama736/
Nkemma735/
Nkomou735/
Nkumai734/
Ngkama733/
Nkoimo733/
Nkkuma733/
Ngqoma733/
Nkommo733/
Nkoomo732/
Nkaama732/
Nkomge732/
Nkamau732/
Nkomme732/
Nkomoh732/
Nkoumé732/
Nkumea732/
Nkomoi732/
Nkomoo731/
N'Kema731/
Nkumga731/
Nkamat731/
Nkomeh731/
Nkomie731/
Nkomje731/
Nkommy731/
Nkoomi731/
Nkemea731/
Nkoeme731/
Nkoimy731/
Nkamaa731/
Ngcoma731/
Nckomo731/
Nkoumou673,762/
Nkhomee67320/
N'Koumo67144/
Nkamaha6752/
Nkamuha6727/
Ngkamat6716/
Ngkamaa675/
Nkumaat674/
Nkamaja674/
Ngkaema673/
Nccomas672/
Nkamath671/
Nkhamaa671/
Nkkumah671/
Nkeumas671/
N'Kumah671/
Nkamaya671/
Nkomouh671/
Nkoumie671/
Nkoumoh671/
Nkameha671/
Nkohmih671/
N'Koume671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nkoma
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