Ngcaba Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

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

Ngcaba Surname User-submission:

The Ngcaba surname comes from the Xhosa word imicondo, which means 'thin lower legs' - part between ankle and knee.

Ngcaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8701:62,2737,841
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ngcaba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ngcaba surname comes from the Xhosa word imicondo, which means 'thin lower legs' - part between ankle and knee.

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Ngcaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngcaba occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngcaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngcaba is the 401,796th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,338,153 people. The last name Ngcaba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngcaba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 870 people, or 1 in 62,273. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ngcaba Last Name Statistics demography

Ngcaba earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.56% less than the national average, earning R 214,908 per year.

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