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 last name Ngobeni is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngobeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngobeni is the 6,011th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 77,602 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngobeni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ngobeni is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name globally It is held by 74 people.

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

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Ngobeni
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