Nkwabilo Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Monaco

Nkwabilo Surname User-submission:

The surname Nkwabilo means 'hand made sandals', those sandals were usually made of used car tyres.

Nkwabilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1981:80,0506,810
England71:7,959,723202,100
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Nkwabilo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nkwabilo means 'hand made sandals', those sandals were usually made of used car tyres.

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Nkwabilo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkwabilo has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwabilo? popularity and diffusion

Nkwabilo is the 1,155,901st most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname Nkwabilo occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nkwabilo live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkwabilo is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 80,050. In Zambia Nkwabilo is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 34 percent live, Central Province, where 29 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia Nkwabilo is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwabilo9321/
Nkwabila883/
Kwabila8079/
Kwavilo804/
Kwabelo801/
Ngwabila7579/
Nkwabela7518/
Ng'wabila714/
Gwabila6731/
Kwabela674/
Kuabila674/
Ngwabela63140/
Ngwavila636/
Ngbabila632/
Gbabila53133/
Gwabela5313/
Gbobilo531/
Ngbobelo504/
Nkwebela501/
Nguavila501/
Ngbawelo501/

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