Nkula Surname

64,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Angola

Nkula Surname Definition:

Nkula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who is red skinned.

Nkula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,0981:18,0282,242
Angola2,7611:9,7751,207
South Africa2941:184,27820,137
Tanzania2561:206,80317,522
Zambia2081:76,2026,540
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkula (250) may also be a first name.

Nkula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nkula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who is red skinned.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nkula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkula (Oriya: ନକୁଳ) is most common in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nkula.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 64,126th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 933,583 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkula are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most widely held first name on earth, held by 250 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,098 people, or 1 in 18,028. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 35 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Nkula Last Name Statistics demography

Nkula earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.49% less than the national average, earning R 196,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nkola804,317/
Nkuli801,903/
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N'Kuli733/
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Nkolai732/
Ngkila732/
Nkuuli732/
Ncaula732/
Nqhula731/
Nkoela731/
Nkhuli731/
Nkulei731/
Nkolay731/
Nkeulo731/
Nkeuli731/
Nkuleu731/
Nkuilo731/
Nckila731/
Nkuili731/
Ngkuli731/
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Nkilya731/
Nkuley731/
Nckola730/
Nkoulou675,044/
Nkhauli6741/
Nkoulet6728/
Nkeuleu673/
Nkoliaa673/
Nculaya672/
Nkoulle672/
Nqukulo671/
Nkollah671/
Nkhouli671/
Nkoully671/
Nkoulli671/
Nkoolaa671/
N'Quila671/
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N'Kolla671/
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Nkula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkula in the Oriya language
ନକୁଳnakula50
ନକୁଲnakula50

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