Nkosi

== Chichewa == === Etymology === From Ngoni; compare Zulu ínkôsi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈᵑkó.si/ === Proper noun === Nkósi a surname from Ngoni ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Nkosi was the 75th most common surname in Malawi (18 582 persons = 0.1 percent of the population) and the c. 1508th most common surname in Zambia (1 205 persons). == Zulu == === Etymology === From ínkôsi (“chief, king”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nkôːsi/ === Proper noun === Nkôsi a surname ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Nkosi was the 22nd most common surname in South Africa (127 390 persons = 0.2 percent of the population). === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khosi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khosi (2.3-8.9)”