Nekatambe Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nekatambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekatambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1261:122,52616,470
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nekatambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekatambe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekatambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nekatambe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 122,526. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Matabeleland North Province, where 67 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 33 percent are found and Harare Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Nekatambe
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