Nyongola Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nyongola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyongola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1141:139,03410,179
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Nyongola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyongola is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nyongola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyongola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyongola live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Nyongola is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 139,034. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 51 percent live, Southern Province, where 45 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Barring Zambia Nyongola exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

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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 Nyongola
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