Nkomo Surname

5,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nkomo Surname User-submission:

Nkomo means 'cattle' or 'cow'.

Nkomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe57,5701:26812
South Africa31,7361:1,707206
Cameroon2,5111:8,2711,077
Swaziland8841:1,469167
Botswana8001:2,734337
Tanzania6871:77,0627,971
DR Congo4931:149,85715,681
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
England4521:123,27012,390
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Zambia1581:100,3168,023
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Congo751:66,5215,787
Australia661:409,02632,879
Lesotho581:35,0446,291
Canada401:921,14070,350
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Iceland171:22,3581,772
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Wales51:618,90625,852
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Nkomo (808) may also be a first name.

Nkomo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nkomo means 'cattle' or 'cow'.

- sheltonmazwi

Nkomo Last Name Facts

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

Nkomo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkomo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,845th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,430 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkomo are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 287,646th most common first name at a global level, borne by 808 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 57,570 people, or 1 in 268. In Zimbabwe Nkomo is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 34 percent reside, Matabeleland North Province, where 23 percent reside and Matabeleland South Province, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Nkomo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nkomo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nkomo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.26% less than the national average, earning R 158,592 per year; in United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning $45,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhomo91148/
N'Komo9123/
Nkoumo9118/
Nkgomo9117/
Nkomou915/
Nkommo913/
Nkoimo913/
Nkomoi912/
Nkomoh912/
Nkoomo912/
Nckomo911/
Nkomoa911/
Nkomoo911/
Nkoumou833,762/
N'Koumo83144/
Nkomouh831/
Nkoumoh831/
Nkoma809,145/
Nkamo80154/
Nkemo8048/
Nkumo8028/
Ncomo8012/
Nqomo806/
N'Koumou778/
N'Koumoh778/
Nkhoma73149,847/
Nkouma732,073/
Nkamou73155/
Nkeumo7357/
Nkomha7338/
N'Koma7338/
Nkemmo7329/
Nkemoh7329/
Nkhumo7328/
Nkomga7319/
Nkemou7319/
Nkooma7313/
Nkammo7312/
Nkohma7310/
Nkomah738/
Ngkoma737/
Nkumoh733/
Ngqomo733/
Nkamoh733/
Nkaamo732/
Ngcomo732/
Nkgoma732/
Nhkoma732/
Nkomat731/
Nkumoo731/
Nkuimo731/
Nkomma731/
Ncomgo731/
Nkhomah67629/
Nkeumou6773/
N'Kouma675/
Ngcomgo673/
Ngkomas673/
Nkammou672/
Nkoumga672/
Nkemouh672/
Ngkomat672/
Nkeumot671/
Nkemmoi671/
Nkoumah671/
Nkomath671/
Nkhomma671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkomo
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