Nkoshi Surname

241,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nkoshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3071:56,5266,771
Namibia2581:9,3391,810
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Zambia231:689,12726,212
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkoshi (29) may also be a first name.

Nkoshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkoshi (Marathi: नकोशी) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkoshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkoshi is the 241,993rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,416,694 people. The last name Nkoshi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoshi reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkoshi is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,307 people, or 1 in 56,526. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Nkoshi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkoshi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.88% less than the national average, earning R 104,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoshie921/
Nkgoshi921/
Nkosi91329,247/
Nkashi831,025/
Nkhosi83595/
Nkosha83354/
Nkoshe8358/
Nkeshi8353/
Nkosie8343/
Nkossi8337/
Nkushi835/
N'Kosi833/
Ncoshi832/
Nkoosi832/
Nkousi831/
Nkoisi831/
Nkosai831/
Nkgosi831/
Nkkosi831/
Nqoshi831/
Nkcosi831/
Nkatshi7727/
Nkashie7721/
Nkasshi771/
Nkoussi771/
Nkuosih771/
Nnkochi771/
Nkeshie771/
Nkoisai771/
Nkossie771/
Ngqoshi771/
Nkoshaa771/
Nkusi7343,308/
Nkasi737,025/
Nkose732,585/
Nkosa731,175/
Nkesi73897/
Nkosy7311/
Nkoci736/
Ncosi733/
Nqosi731/
Nkoussie7121/
Ngqotshi711/
Nkousseh711/
Nkhasi671,151/
Nkashe67589/
Nkhosa67589/
Nkasha67304/
Nkuusi67129/
Nqashi6796/
Nkassi6774/
Ngqosi6753/
Nkusai6737/
Nkessi6729/
Nkeseh6724/
Nkgasi6722/
N'Kosa6721/
Nkasai6719/
Nkousa6714/
Nkouse6711/
Ngcosi6710/
Nkosse677/
Nkossy676/
Nkusha676/
Nkhuzi675/
Nkoussieh674/
Nkossa674/
Nkoozi674/
Nkuseh673/
Nkussi673/
Nkoisa672/
Nkusui672/
Nkhesi672/
Nkasie672/
Ncoshe672/
Nkuysi672/
Nkeshe671/
Nqotsi671/
Nhkosa671/
Nkoizi671/
Nkausi671/
Nnkasi671/
Nnkusi671/
Nkaszi671/
Nkosea671/
Nkasei671/
Nkoussoip671/
Nkuisi671/
Nkozzi671/
Nkatsi671/

Nkoshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkoshi in the Marathi language
नकोशीnakosi-

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