Nts'ala Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nts'ala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nts'ala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1131:17,9873,838
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Nts'ala (36) may also be a first name.

Nts'ala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nts'ala Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nts'ala is found most in Lesotho. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nts'ala.

How Common Is The Last Name Nts'ala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nts'ala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 36 people.

Nts'ala is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 17,987. In Lesotho Nts'ala is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 33 percent live, Qacha's Nek District, where 28 percent live and Berea District, where 15 percent live. Beside Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nts'alla93134/
Nts'aila9324/
Ntsala922,885/
Ntshala86292/
Ntsalla86220/
Nts'ela8655/
Ntsaila8644/
Ntsiala8635/
Nt'sala868/
Nts'ale861/
Ntse'la861/
Nthsala861/
Nt'salla8020/
Ntshalla8013/
Ntsa'lla803/
Ntshaila801/
Nstshala801/
Nt'saila801/
Ntsali77621/
Ntsela77168/
Ntsale7763/
Ntsola7724/
Ntšala7717/
N'Zala777/
Ntsaly772/
Ntsalo772/
Ntzala772/
Ntshali71615/
Ntshela71120/
Ntsiela71101/
Nts'olo71100/
Ntshola7116/
Ntsehla7110/
Nts'oli716/
Nt'sela715/
Ntsaile714/
Ntchala713/
Ntshalo712/
Ntshale712/
Ntseula712/
Ntsuila711/
Ntselah711/
Ntso'li711/
Ntso'lo711/
Ntšaila711/
Nthsali711/
Nzala6712,174/
Ncala673,272/
Nts'ohlo6718/
Ntshotla6717/
N'Tchala6712/
Ntsheula678/
Ntshsela671/

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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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  • 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 Nts'ala
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