Ngobeni Surname

6,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,909 people bear this surname

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

Ngobeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngobeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa93,6511:57941
Zimbabwe911:169,65120,787
England721:773,86242,299
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Swaziland41:324,550996
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Ngobeni (74) may also be a first name.

Ngobeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngobeni is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngobeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,011th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 77,602 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngobeni reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 74 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 93,651 people, or 1 in 579. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ngobeni Last Name Statistics demography

Ngobeni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.86% less than the national average, earning R 145,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nghobeni9311/
Ngoobeni931/
Ngobenis931/
Ngobenie931/
Ngobenei931/
Ngobenii931/
Ngobene861,220/
Ngabeni8631/
Ngobini865/
Ngobena864/
Ngobeny862/
Ngoubene8028/
Ngovheni8021/
Ngobenge8021/
Ngoboini804/
Ngobingi801/
Ngovene7114,706/
Ngabena71427/
Ngabini7111/
Ngobine712/
Ngoboine67226/
Ng'abena6718/
Ngoubine672/
Ngabiene671/
Ngabenge671/
Ngavenoi671/
Ngoboyna671/
Ngoubéné671/
Ngompene671/
Ngoivene671/
Ngabine571/
Ngabaina53248/
Ngampene5367/
Ngampini5313/
Ngaboina534/

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