Nkulani Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Nkulani Surname User-submission:
This surname is drawn from the Tshiluba name of a kind of prickly vegetables (or even shrubs) found in Africa, namely in D.R. Congo (Kasaï), in Tshiluba language. The name normally represents two kinds of those Garden Egg plants: nkulanyi mulume (male nkulanyi, solanum aculeastrum, soda apple nightshade, goat apple, poison apple), and nkulanyi mukaji (female nkulanyi, solanum xanthocarpum, yellow-berried nightshade).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nkulani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is drawn from the Tshiluba name of a kind of prickly vegetables (or even shrubs) found in Africa, namely in D.R. Congo (Kasaï), in Tshiluba language. The name normally represents two kinds of those Garden Egg plants: nkulanyi mulume (male nkulanyi, solanum aculeastrum, soda apple nightshade, goat apple, poison apple), and nkulanyi mukaji (female nkulanyi, solanum xanthocarpum, yellow-berried nightshade).
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Where Does The Last Name Nkulani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkulani is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkulani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Nkulani is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkulani reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nkulani is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkuelani | 93 | 41 | / |
| Nkulanyi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuhlani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nkulana | 86 | 231 | / |
| Nkulane | 86 | 20 | / |
| Nkilani | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ngculani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkhulana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoulane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuhlana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkolana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nkolane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nculana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkilane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nqilani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nculane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngculana | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ngcolani | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngqolani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkihlane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkolooni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqhulana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkolonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncolana | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngqolana | 53 | 19 | / |
| Ngcolana | 53 | 5 | / |
| Ncollane | 53 | 1 | / |
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