Nkuhlu Surname

439,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 780 people bear this surname

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

Nkuhlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkuhlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7761:69,8178,715
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkuhlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkuhlu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkuhlu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 439,223rd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,343,008 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkuhlu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 776 people, or 1 in 69,817. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and Gauteng, where 19 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

Nkuhlu Last Name Statistics demography

Nkuhlu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.65% more than the national average, earning R 403,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nkulu91371,829/
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Nkuylu834/
Nkului834/
Nkkulu834/
Ngkulu832/
Nkuluh831/
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Nkuleu831/
Nkulyu831/
Nkoulu831/
Nkaulu831/
Nkholu831/
Nnkulu831/
Nkhulu831/
Nkoulou775,044/
Nkulu'a7734/
N'Koulu774/
Nkeuleu773/
Ngkaulu772/
N'Kulus771/
Nculu73135/
Nkolu73116/
Nkilu7356/
Nkoullou711/
N'Koulou711/
Ngculu671,028/
Ngkolu6791/
Nkielu6734/
N'Kilu6721/
Nqgulu671/
N'Kolu671/
Nqculu671/
Nkoulouh571/
Ncolu554/
Nkolou503/
Nkileu501/

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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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  • 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 Nkuhlu
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