Nkosa Surname

318,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nkosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5881:125,64613,565
Zimbabwe2091:73,86710,930
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania1111:476,95132,497
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Uganda451:867,54039,905
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
England51:11,143,612252,590
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Nkosa (101) may also be a first name.

Nkosa Last Name Facts

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

Nkosa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nkosa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkosa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 318,494th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,202,167 people. Nkosa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkosa live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 101 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 588 people, or 1 in 125,646. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and Malawi, where 11 percent are found.

Nkosa Last Name Statistics demography

Nkosa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.77% less than the national average, earning R 95,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhosa91589/
Nkosha91354/
Nkosau9121/
N'Kosa9121/
Nkosah9115/
Nkousa9114/
Nkoesa916/
Nkossa914/
Nkoisa912/
Nhkosa911/
Nkosai911/
Nkosia911/
Nkosea911/
Nkhoesa83683/
Nkoussa83678/
Nkhoisa839/
Nkoshaa831/
N'Kossa831/
Nkoisai831/
Nkosi80329,247/
Nkoso806,154/
Nkasa803,859/
Nkose802,585/
Nkusa802,064/
Nkoja80479/
Nqosa80312/
Nkesa80281/
Nkoza8051/
Ncosa8038/
Nkosy8011/
Nkoussap771/
Nkoshi731,650/
Nkassa731,044/
Nkhosi73595/
Nkosso73417/
Nkasha73304/
Nkessa73131/
Nkussa73111/
Nkesha7371/
Nkoshe7358/
Nkosie7343/
Nkuusa7339/
Nkossi7337/
Nkusai7337/
Nkosgo7336/
Nkesah7331/
Nkosho7326/
Nkooso7321/
Nkasai7319/
Ngkasa7314/
Nqosha7312/
Nkouse7311/
Nkhoza7310/
Ngcosa739/
Nkosse737/
Ngkesa736/
Nkossy736/
Nqcosa736/
Nkausa736/
Nkusha736/
Nkodja736/
Nqoisa735/
N'Kasa734/
N'Kusa734/
Nkosco734/
Nkouza733/
Nkusia733/
N'Kosi733/
Nkasah733/
Ncotsa733/
Ngkoso732/
Nkusah732/
Nkooza732/
Nkasia732/
N'Koso732/
Nkoosi732/
Nkcasa732/
Nkoisi731/
Nkozia731/
Nkozoa731/
Nkosou731/
Nkousi731/
Nkgasa731/
Nkhasa731/
Nkasaa731/
Nkeesa731/
Nkojap731/
Nkgosi731/
Nkkosi731/
Nqotsa731/
Nkohca731/
Nkcosi731/
Nkcoza731/
Nkqoza731/
Ngkoza731/
Nkousse67272/
Nqhotsa6759/
Ngqosha6758/
Nkoudja6733/
Hënkoja6727/
Nkasaai6716/
Ngkusea679/
Nkoucha678/
N'Kassa677/
Nkuissa676/
Nkuocha675/
Nkousee674/
Nkuisha674/
Ngkaasa673/
Nkahsai673/
Nkessah673/
Nqotsha672/
Nkassah672/
Nkousso672/
Nkuussa671/
Nkausau671/
Nkhocha671/
Ncotsha671/
N'Kesha671/
Nkuitsa671/
Nkuosih671/
Nkaasoa671/
Nkotcha671/
Nkousou671/
Nkoussi671/
Nkoutso671/
Nkeussa671/
Nkeutsa671/
Nkasaya671/
Nkasiah671/
Nkassai671/
Nkoesse671/
Nkushap671/
Nqoisha671/
Nkohcha671/
Nkgoshi671/
Nkoocha671/
Nkoshie671/
Nkossie671/

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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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  • 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 Nkosa
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