Ngapeni Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngapeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngapeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590

Ngapeni (22) may also be a first name.

Ngapeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngapeni is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngapeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Ngapeni is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngapeni reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ngapeni is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name globally, borne by 22 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Ngapeni is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent are found and Western Cape, where 21 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent are found.

Ngapeni Last Name Statistics demography

Ngapeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.77% less than the national average, earning R 90,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngatpeni9311/
Ngapheni933/
Ngapini8624/
Ngapene8613/
Ngapena861/
Ngopeni861/
Ngopenoi801/
Ngopheni801/
N'Gapiena751/
Ngopenge671/
Ngopinyo531/

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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 Ngapeni
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