Nkosela Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Nkosela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 63 | 1:251,586 | 15,178 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkosela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkosela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkosela is found most frequently in Zambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkosela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkosela is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. Nkosela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkosela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Nkosela is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 251,586. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 98 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkasela | 86 | 364 | / |
| Nkozela | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nkesela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkosola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkosala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkosele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkashela | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nqoshela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkossola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkossala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkochela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngqoshela | 75 | 74 | / |
| Ngqotsela | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkasala | 71 | 419 | / |
| Nqojela | 71 | 187 | / |
| Nkosile | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nkasele | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ncozela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nkaselo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkazela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkusele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ncusela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkosilj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcotshela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkuselo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqosola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkasila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkezila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcozela | 67 | 233 | / |
| Nkachela | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ngqozela | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nkashele | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nkashala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngqojela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcusela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkqazela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkcazela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkassala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkasaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkosholo | 67 | 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 Nkosela
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