Nlomo Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nlomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nlomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2441:85,11910,334
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nlomo (20) may also be a first name.

Nlomo Last Name Facts

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

Nlomo is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nlomo.

How Common Is The Last Name Nlomo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nlomo are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nlomo is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 85,119. In Cameroon Nlomo is most frequent in: South Region, where 57 percent reside, Centre Region, where 35 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhlomo911/
Nlomgoi832/
Nlemo80110/
Nloma809/
Nhlamo73102/
Nhlemo7355/
Nhloma737/
Nlgoma731/
Nellemo676/
Nlamoha672/
Nlehoma671/
Nillamot625/
Nlema6048/
Nluma6039/
Nlama607/
Nillamoth575/
Nillamost574/
Nillamoht573/
Nhlema553,965/
Nhluma551/
Nhlama551/
Nlemuo551/
Nillama501,337/
Nellama5070/
Nillema501/
Nhlemah501/

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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 Nlomo
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