Ngcatu Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

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

Ngcatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngcatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1161:467,04938,892

Ngcatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngcatu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngcatu? popularity and diffusion

Ngcatu is the 1,691,963rd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngcatu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Ngcatu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 467,049. In South Africa Ngcatu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent are found.

Ngcatu Last Name Statistics demography

Ngcatu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning R 173,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngcathu9211/
Ncatu919/
Ngxatu83220/
Nkgatu8335/
Ngqatu832/
Ngxathu77114/
Ngqathu778/
Nkatu73564/
Nxatu7316/
Nqatu739/
Ncotu733/
Nkhatu67115/
Nkathu6744/
Nkatau6722/
Ngxotu677/
Nkatou675/
Ngketu674/
Nqxatu674/
Nkaatu674/
Nxathu673/
Nkautu671/
Nqathu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ngcatu
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