Nkomela Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Nkomela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Nkomela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkomela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkomela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nkomela.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkomela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkomela reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Nkomela is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkomola | 86 | 873 | / |
| Nkamela | 86 | 252 | / |
| Nkomele | 86 | 13 | / |
| Nkumela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkemela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkomolla | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nkamelas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkemelia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nk'omola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoumieli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkomolo | 71 | 61 | / |
| Ncomelo | 71 | 20 | / |
| Nkamele | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nkamala | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ncamela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ncumela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkamelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkumele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkemala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkamila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkamola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkemalah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nkoumolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhomolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcamela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkameule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumeleu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkemmollah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ncameli | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ncumele | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nqamele | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkamile | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkamolo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ncomalo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nqamelo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ncamele | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ncamelo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngcomalo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngcamelo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumaleu | 50 | 34 | / |
| Ngqamehlo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkomela
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