Ncube Surname

1,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ncube Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ncube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe308,0111:502
South Africa33,6851:1,608196
Zambia2,4231:6,541784
Botswana2,3331:93739
England1,8171:30,6654,113
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Swaziland5561:2,335223
Australia2311:116,86512,949
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Canada2001:184,22818,260
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Ireland641:73,5774,518
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Wales321:96,7047,743
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Ñçúbè (1) are calculated separately.

Ncube (544) may also be a first name.

Ncube Last Name Facts

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

Ncube is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ñçúbè. For other potential spellings of Ncube click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ncube? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ncube is the 1,550th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,784 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ncube are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 361,218th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 544 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 308,011 people, or 1 in 50. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 31 percent are found, Matabeleland South Province, where 23 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 22 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Ncube Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ncube last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ncube earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.26% less than the national average, earning R 191,868 per year; in United States they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $41,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.71% less than the national average, earning $41,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngcube9159/
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Ncuber9111/
Ncubee9110/
Nccube917/
Ncubes916/
Nqcube915/
Ncubje911/
Ncubei911/
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Ncuube911/
Ncuybe911/
Ncuibe911/
Ngcubhe8344/
Nchaube831/
Nchoube831/
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Njube80152/
Nxube8095/
Nsube8052/
Ncobe8026/
Ncuve808/
Ncuba808/
Ncubi804/
Ntchoube771/
Ndzube731,214/
Ntsube73140/
Njubei7381/
Ngcuwe7362/
Ntcubi7328/
Nzoube7326/
Nsuube7321/
Nchubi7321/
Ngcobe7317/
Nkubeh7311/
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Ngkube733/
Ncobea733/
Njoube733/
Nzubee732/
Njubeh732/
Nkuibe731/
Ñçúbè731/
Nchuve731/
Nsoube731/
Nsuber731/
Ntchoubet711/
Nchuive6745/
Nzoubet6729/
Nkuchue6712/
Nzeubeu672/
Nkeubeh672/
Nkuibet672/
Nzeubet672/
Ndjeube671/
Ndjoube671/
Ntshube671/
Nkubije671/
Nzoubeu671/
Nchoubi671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ncube
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