Ngcobo Surname

3,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165,250 people bear this surname

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

Ngcobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngcobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa163,8021:33111
Swaziland7581:1,713185
England2081:267,87521,171
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Zimbabwe1481:104,31214,575
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Norway81:642,78647,258
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ngcobo (34) may also be a first name.

Ngcobo Last Name Facts

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

Ngcobo occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngcobo? popularity and diffusion

Ngcobo is the 3,392nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 44,100 people. The surname Ngcobo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngcobo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ngcobo is also the 1,775,424th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 163,802 people, or 1 in 331. In South Africa Ngcobo is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ngcobo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ngcobo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.96% less than the national average, earning R 147,432 per year and in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngcoboi923/
Ncgcobo921/
Ngqcobo921/
Ngcoobo921/
Ngcobop921/
Ngcobos921/
Ngccobo921/
Ncobo91808/
Ngqobo83154/
Nqcobo8375/
Nkgobo8341/
Ngcoba8326/
Ncgobo8325/
Ncoboi839/
Ngcubo838/
Ncqobo835/
Ngxobo834/
Ngkobo834/
Ngcabo832/
Nckobo832/
Ngzobo832/
Nhcobo831/
Ngcovo831/
Nccobo831/
Nctcobo772/
Nkobo733,245/
Nqobo73289/
Nxobo7357/
Ncubo735/
Ngcaba67874/
Nkhobo67690/
Ngqoba67436/
N'Kobo67356/
Ngcowa6797/
Nkgabo6740/
Nqhobo6723/
Nxoboi6720/
Nkobou6713/
Nkoboh676/
Nkoboi674/
Ngqabo674/
Ngxoba672/
Ngkubo672/
Ngkebo672/
Nkoubo672/
Ngkabo671/
Ngqebo671/
Nkgoba671/
Ngkoba671/
Nqoboi671/
Nnkobo671/
Nkoboy671/
Nqobho671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngcobo
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