Nkakane Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho441:46,1947,453
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nkakane (18) may also be a first name.

Nkakane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkakane is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkakane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkakane live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkakane is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 46,194. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent live. Not including Lesotho Nkakane is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkakaine9334/
N'Kakane931/
Nkakan9224/
Nkgakgane883/
Nkakaiane881/
Nkaakanhe881/
Nkakene86232/
Nkakana8658/
Ncakane868/
Nkokane865/
Nkakaan865/
Nkakani862/
Nqakane861/
Ngcakane8039/
Ngqakane802/
Nccakane801/
Nkakanyi801/
Nkakaini801/
Nkakam7735/
Nkacan771/
Nkakangni752/
Nkaykhana751/
Nkokana71365/
Nkokani71233/
Nkekani7134/
Nkokene7111/
Ncakana7110/
Nqakani715/
Ncokane714/
Nkakona714/
Ncakani712/
Ncacane711/
Nkakeni711/
Nqokane711/
Ngcakani67328/
Ngcakana6753/
Nkuikani6734/
Ngcokane6719/
Ngqekane671/
Nkaikoni671/
Nkoikine671/
Nkekanyi671/
Nk'akona671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nkakane
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