Nkosi Surname

1,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkosi Surname User-submission:

Nkosi means a 'king' in IsiZulu.

Nkosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa300,9291:1802
Malawi14,5601:1,17699
Angola4,3381:6,222843
DR Congo4,2281:17,4742,177
Swaziland1,7181:756114
Zimbabwe1,4001:11,0271,411
Zambia4881:32,4793,313
England4171:133,61613,153
Tanzania3641:145,44413,279
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
Lesotho801:25,4075,059
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Namibia221:109,5189,023
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Norway161:321,39331,311
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294

Nkosi (3,219) may also be a first name.

Nkosi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nkosi means a 'king' in IsiZulu.

- onesisn

Nkosi Last Name Facts

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

Nkosi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkosi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkosi? popularity and diffusion

Nkosi is the 1,665th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,134 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkosi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkosi is also the 126,478th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,219 people.

The last name Nkosi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 300,929 people, or 1 in 180. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 42 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 4 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

Nkosi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nkosi surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nkosi earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.98% less than the national average, earning R 156,888 per year and in United States they earn 18.24% less than the national average, earning $35,280 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoshi911,650/
Nkhosi91595/
Nkosie9143/
Nkossi9137/
N'Kosi913/
Nkoosi912/
Nkoisi911/
Nkosai911/
Nkousi911/
Nkgosi911/
Nkkosi911/
Nkcosi911/
Nkuosih831/
Nkoussi831/
Nkoisai831/
Nkgoshi831/
Nkoshie831/
Nkossie831/
Nkusi8043,308/
Nkasi807,025/
Nkose802,585/
Nkosa801,175/
Nkesi80897/
Nkoji80340/
Nkozi80142/
Nkosy8011/
Nkoci806/
Nkogi804/
Ncosi803/
Nqosi801/
Nkoussie7721/
Nkhasi731,151/
Nkashi731,025/
Nkhosa73589/
Nkosha73354/
Nkodji73316/
Nkuusi73129/
Nkassi7374/
Nkoshe7358/
Nkeshi7353/
Ngqosi7353/
Nkusai7337/
Nkessi7329/
Nkgasi7322/
N'Kosa7321/
Nkasai7319/
Nkousa7314/
Nkouse7311/
Ngcosi7310/
Nkosse737/
Nkossy736/
Nkozie735/
Nkushi735/
Nkoozi734/
Nkhozi734/
Nkossa734/
Nkussi733/
Nkusui732/
Ngkoji732/
Nkuysi732/
Nkhesi732/
Nkasie732/
Ncoshi732/
Nkoisa732/
Nhkosa731/
Nkoizi731/
Nkausi731/
Nnkasi731/
Nkaszi731/
Nkozhi731/
Nkozzi731/
Nkuisi731/
Nkasei731/
Nkosea731/
Nnkusi731/
Nqoshi731/
Nqotsi731/
Nkatsi731/
Nkoussieh714/
Nkoussoip711/
Nkoussa67678/
Nkousse67272/
Nkuissi67176/
Nkatshi6727/
Nkashie6721/
Nkasaai6716/
Nkhoisa679/
Ngkaasi676/
Ngqhosi676/
Nkousee674/
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Nkh'asi673/
Nkoudji672/
Ngkaesi671/
Nkoshaa671/
Nkasshi671/
Nnkochi671/
Nkahasi671/
Nckassi671/
N'Kassi671/
N'Kossa671/
Nkeshie671/
Nkessie671/
Nkhodzi671/
Nkassai671/
Nkoesse671/
Nkoidji671/
Nkuutsi671/
Nkhasie671/
Nkuisie671/
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