Ngobele Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ngobele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngobele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Zambia281:566,06923,715
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Congo51:997,81917,129
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ngobele (47) may also be a first name.

Ngobele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngobele occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngobele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,389th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngobele are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngobele is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 47 people.

Ngobele is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 136,814. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Ngobele Last Name Statistics demography

Ngobele earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.1% more than the national average, earning R 318,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngobiele9321/
Nkgobele9317/
Nobele92199/
Gobele9294/
Ngoibelie8878/
Nengobele884/
Ngobela861,474/
Ngobeli86448/
Gobelet86204/
Ngobile86169/
Ngebele86144/
Ngabele86111/
Ngobole8636/
Ngobale8624/
Gnobele8622/
Gobeler8615/
Goubele8610/
Nobeles866/
Gobhele864/
Gobeyle864/
Nobelet863/
Ngubele863/
Nobhele863/
Ngowele862/
Kgobele862/
Gobelez861/
Ngovele861/
Goibele861/
Gobeille80560/
Nngobeli8081/
Ngabelet8060/
Goubelet8030/
Noubelie809/
Ngoviele809/
Ngoubale802/
Ngoubela801/
Ngouwele801/
Ngabelge801/
N'Gobela801/
Nkgabele801/
Nobile7719,191/
Novele7716,163/
Nobela7712,826/
Gobeli773,188/
Gobile77962/
Gabele77854/
Gobela77334/
Gobely7798/
Nabele7755/
Govele7734/
Nobeli7714/
Nobely771/
Ngoubaile755/
Gobehgile752/
Goubelehe751/
Nqgobhela751/
Novelle71883/
Ngobali71866/
Ngobila71575/
Nobilet71546/
Ngowela71214/
Gabeler71204/
Goubely71204/
Ngobili71160/
Ngawele7168/
Ngabela7160/
Ngabile7159/
Kgabele7137/
Gnabele7128/
Ngavele7122/
Ngubela7120/
Nobelis7118/
Nobelia7118/
Kgobela7118/
Nhobela7117/
Ngubile7116/
Ngabale7115/
Nompele7113/
Goubile7110/
Gnobile718/
Nobiles718/
Ngubeli717/
Gabiele716/
Gobelio716/
Nohbeli715/
Gabeles714/
Ngoboli714/
Goibela713/
Novhele713/
Nguvele712/
Gobelia712/
Gobelay712/
Gobhile712/
Ngoweli711/
Ngebole711/
Nabeles711/
Nabelet711/
Nabiele711/
N'Goubieli711/
Gasbele711/
Gonpele711/
Gobilee711/
Gobilez711/
Gabelet711/
Gabelee710/
Gobelhi710/
Ngoubili677,587/
Nouvelle67231/
Gobaille67120/
Nganpele6774/
Nggowela6718/
Gabelhei6714/
Ghobheli679/
Nkgabela676/
Noubieli674/
Ngoubily674/
Ngampele673/
Goveille672/
Ngowella672/
Ngabelui672/
Naabeele671/
Novelley671/
Gobeilla671/
Ngebaile671/
Ngabhela671/
Nghowela671/
N'Gabale671/
Ngouvela671/
Ngoubali671/
Ngoubila671/
Ngobalie671/
Noivelle670/
Gabelhey670/

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