Nekongo Surname

99,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nekongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4,6591:51750
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nekongo (51) may also be a first name.

Nekongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekongo is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nekongo is the 99,113th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,524,910 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nekongo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nekongo is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 51 people.

This last name is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 4,659 people, or 1 in 517. In Namibia Nekongo is mostly concentrated in: Kavango West Region, where 18 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 14 percent are found and Ohangwena Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Namibia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Nekongo Last Name Statistics demography

Nekongo earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning R 298,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niekongo9334/
Nekongoh9329/
Nekono92142/
Nekogo9217/
Nekonghoh881/
Nakongo86131/
Nikongo86109/
Netkono864/
Ngekono864/
Necongo862/
Nekhono861/
Nekonou861/
Nekouno861/
Nykongo861/
Nokongo861/
Nekonho861/
Nakongoi804/
Nakhongo803/
Nakongho803/
Ngnekono801/
Nekounou801/
Nekougou801/
Nakongou801/
Nikogo7764/
Nekago7731/
Nikono776/
Nekona773/
Nekoga771/
Nakango71328/
Nakonga71241/
Naikono7134/
Nicongo7119/
Nekoina714/
Nacongo712/
Nikonoa712/
Nekanga712/
Nyokono711/
Nycongo711/
Nikonga711/
Nikonoi711/
Nekhona711/
Nykonga711/
Nikonou711/
Nekouna711/
Nekouga711/
Naikonga672/
Nakhango671/
Nikhungo671/
Nogqongo671/
Gnikonou671/
Nnakonga671/
Ngekanga671/
Nakangou671/
Nakounga671/
Nakkonga671/

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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 Nekongo
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