Ngobe Surname

66,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Ngobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,1621:10,4951,303
DR Congo1,2041:61,3627,301
Cameroon4051:51,2826,710
Swaziland2781:4,670333
Kenya1141:405,08722,588
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
Zambia411:386,58319,508
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ngobe (279) may also be a first name.

Ngobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngobe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﻮﺑﻲ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngobe is the 66,175th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 967,031 people. The last name Ngobe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngobe are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 531,524th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 279 people.

The surname Ngobe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,162 people, or 1 in 10,495. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 41 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Ngobe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ngobe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.02% less than the national average, earning R 156,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngobeh917,850/
Ngobei91941/
Ngoube91292/
Nggobe9147/
Ngobey9119/
Ngobeu9117/
Ngobee9110/
Ngoibe917/
Ngobhe915/
Ngobed914/
Ngobie913/
Ngoobe913/
Nkgobe913/
Ngobet912/
Ngobes912/
Ngobea912/
Ngober911/
Ngnobe911/
Ngobep911/
Nqgobe911/
Ngoebe911/
Nghobe911/
Nobe899,564/
Gobe896,151/
N'Gobeh836/
Nggobhe834/
Ngoubeu834/
Ngoubet832/
Ngobeah831/
Ngoubge831/
Ngoubie831/
Ngnoube831/
Ngoebeu831/
Nghoube831/
Ngobess831/
Ngobi8024,412/
Gober807,337/
Gobet803,339/
Ngoba803,033/
Goube802,928/
Kgobe802,766/
Gobea802,414/
Ngove802,146/
Nobes801,974/
Gobey801,371/
Ngebe801,369/
Ngowe801,343/
Ngabe801,091/
Ngube80660/
Nober80521/
Gobes80483/
Gobie80473/
Nobeh80373/
Gobeh80336/
Nobei80275/
Nobie80239/
Goobe80208/
Nobey80188/
Gobhe80136/
Gobee80105/
Gobed8065/
Noube8065/
Nobea8057/
Gobez8057/
Gobei8049/
Ghobe8047/
Nobeu8039/
Nobee8035/
Nosbe8028/
Gobeu8027/
Nobet8022/
Noibe8013/
Nobez8010/
Goibe8010/
Nnobe8010/
Gobep808/
Nobhe808/
Nuobe806/
Nobed806/
Gobée806/
Noobe804/
Gobej804/
Ngoby803/
Ggobe802/
Nobej801/
Gosbe801/
Gobge801/
Gnobe801/
Gotbe800/
Ngoubeuh771/
Goubet732,807/
Goober732,726/
Ngompe73849/
Gosbee73733/
Ngouba73710/
Ngoubi73689/
Ngowet73610/
Goobie73506/
Gobets73412/
Ngabie73275/
Noubet73199/
Gobetz73190/
Gouber73177/
Ngabei73169/
Nkgowe73155/
N'Gobi73138/
Ngobha73129/
Ngabet73118/
Nggobi7386/
Gobest7379/
Noibei7379/
Ngebeh7373/
Nkgabe7368/
Goubej7358/
Ngabea7354/
Ngebhe7351/
Ngoobi7350/
Goubie7346/
Gobett7343/
Ngabeu7342/
Ngobip7341/
Nosber7334/
Ngiebe7334/
Ghobed7331/
Goubey7330/
Ngobih7330/
Ngowei7328/
Ngohwe7323/
Nobess7323/
Ngnabe7321/
Ngonpe7321/
Goobey7320/
Ngooba7318/
Goubea7312/
Nobest7312/
Ngubeh7312/
Ngobai7312/
Ngoboi7312/
Ngabeh7311/
Goobes739/
Ng'abe739/
Ngobaa739/
Goybet739/
Ghobee739/
Ghober739/
Goubei738/
N'Gabe737/
Noobie737/
Noobeh737/
Ngaabe736/
Noubie736/
Ngabee735/
Goiber735/
Ngouwe734/
Nghabe734/
Goobej734/
Ghobeh733/
Nggowe733/
Ngoiba733/
Ngobay733/
N'Goba733/
Nuobei733/
Gosbey732/
Noubed732/
Gottbe732/
Goobee732/
Nghoba732/
Ngoyba732/
Ghobie732/
Ng'ube732/
Nggabe732/
Gobesz732/
Gobeer732/
Ngobii732/
Ngobis732/
Ngovje732/
Ngoweh732/
Ngoowe732/
Ngubie732/
Ngouby732/
Nqgebe732/
Goubes732/
Ng'oba731/
Ng'obi731/
Ghoube731/
Ghobhe731/
Gotbes731/
Goobge731/
Ngebeu731/
Ngubee731/
Ngoebi731/
Ngoove731/
Noobes731/
Noybei731/
Ngohue731/
Ngouve731/
Ngoveh731/
Ngovet731/
Ngowie731/
Ngoboa731/
Ngubea731/
Ngehbe731/
Ngabey731/
Ngabge731/
Ngaebe731/
Goubee731/
Goubje731/
Gobecz731/
Goberė731/
Gnobey731/
Ghobey731/
N'Gove731/
Ghobei731/
Nkgoba731/
Nouber731/
Kghobe731/
Gobesh731/
Noubes731/
Nobeea731/
Gosber730/
Gosbea730/
Goibet730/
Gotbed730/
Gosbet730/
Goobet730/
Gobech730/
Nghobehyi711/
Gove6732,163/
Nobi6729,825/
Goba6725,737/
Nabe6720,875/
Noba6711,766/
Gobi678,692/
Gabe676,989/
Noby673,943/
Goby671,528/
Nove671,201/
Ng'hoba67133/
Ngoubai67103/
Ghobeej6752/
Gobé6751/
Ngoumpe6734/
Nengowe6727/
Ngouvei6721/
Nobé6713/
Ngheube6711/
Ngubieh679/
Gottber677/
Goosbey676/
Ngobaya676/
Goubeid676/
Goubeth675/
Ghotbee674/
Ngoweje674/
Ngochue674/
Ghobech674/
Goosbee673/
Gobj673/
Ngawoue673/
N'Goiba672/
Gábe672/
Ngabije672/
Ngounpe672/
Ng'oboi672/
N'Gouba671/
Ngoweye671/
Goubead671/
Gousbee671/
Goubett671/
Gobá671/
Ngoubay671/
Ngoubih671/
Ngousbi671/
Ngowoue671/
Ngoybai671/
Ngomppe671/
Ngoohve671/
Ngosbai671/
Ngossue671/
Nghobhi671/
Ngehbeh671/
Ngnabei671/
Ng'abee671/
Ng'ompe671/
Ngabett671/
Ngahoue671/
N'Gabeh671/
N'Govie671/
N'Gowie671/
Ningabe671/
Gggoube671/
Ghobesh671/
Ghoobeh671/
Nghotbi671/
Ng'ebei671/
Ngoyoue671/
Gossbey670/
Goosber670/

Ngobe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngobe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻜﻮﺑﻲankwby-

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