Nkota Surname

67,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,3381:8,3531,099
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
South Africa2321:233,52524,103
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nkota (78) may also be a first name.

Nkota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkota is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkota? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,449th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 987,740 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkota reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nkota is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 78 people.

The surname Nkota is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,338 people, or 1 in 8,353. In Tanzania Nkota is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 72 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Nkota Last Name Statistics demography

Nkota earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 176.68% more than the national average, earning R 657,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhota91513/
Nkotha91254/
Nkotah91205/
Nkouta91130/
Nkoota9111/
N'Kota912/
Nkotap911/
Nkotta911/
Nkhotha83115/
N'Kotta835/
Nkcotha831/
N'Kouta831/
Nkoutah831/
Nkoutha831/
Nkata809,287/
Nkoto802,449/
Nkuta802,413/
Nketa80779/
Nkote80753/
Nkoti80288/
Nkoty8022/
Nqota801/
Nkhata7377,979/
Nkatha7327,304/
Nkutha734,501/
Nkotto73603/
Nkothe73304/
Nkatta73263/
Nkotte7384/
Nkoute7364/
Nketha7352/
Nkooto7339/
Nketah7324/
N'Kata7323/
Nkatau7322/
Nkhuta7322/
N'Koto7322/
Nkuita7318/
Nkotit7317/
Nkatah7314/
Nkotti7312/
Nkauta7312/
Nkgata7312/
Nkhoto7311/
Nkoito7310/
Nkoote737/
Nkotho737/
Ngkote735/
Nkothi735/
Nkhote735/
Nkoete735/
Nkaata734/
N'Koti734/
Nkhoti733/
Nkotty733/
Nkuuta733/
N'Keta733/
Nkouty732/
Nkouti732/
Nkoteu732/
Nkutta732/
Ncosta732/
Nkotee731/
Ncoita731/
Nhkata731/
Nkotou731/
Nketta731/
Nkeuta731/
Nkataa731/
Nkeeta731/
Nnkata731/
Nqkoto731/
Nqotha731/
Nkoeto731/
Nketea731/
Nkadta731/
Nkgote731/
Nkotoi731/
Nkotyi731/
Nkoitoi671,521/
Nkoutou67223/
Nkhotho67163/
Nkutaya67131/
N'Katta67106/
Nkgotho6757/
Nkhutha6735/
Nkutuua6733/
Nkhatau6724/
Nkuitat6713/
Nkgothe679/
Nkhatha678/
Nkattah677/
Nkqothe676/
N'Kouti675/
Nkeutat672/
Nkhothe672/
Nkgatha672/
N'Ketta671/
N'Cotta671/
Nkotheu671/
Nkoutoh671/
Nkoutte671/
Nkhatah671/
Nkataha671/
Nccosta671/
Nqukuta671/
Nkoetho671/
Nkateah671/
Nkhetha671/
Nkhothi671/
Nkuitai671/
Ngqotha671/

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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 Nkota
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