Nkambule Surname

11,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Nkambule Surname User-submission:

Nkambule and Kgaphola are surnames shared by the Kgaphola clan, which resides in Sekhukhune, the southern part of the Limpopo province. The part of a bigger clan Batau, which is also a part of the Bantu people of Southern Africa.

Nkambule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa25,4141:2,132268
Swaziland22,5341:587
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Zambia521:304,80617,055
England251:2,228,72284,230
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Nkambule (11) may also be a first name.

Nkambule Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nkambule and Kgaphola are surnames shared by the Kgaphola clan, which resides in Sekhukhune, the southern part of the Limpopo province. The part of a bigger clan Batau, which is also a part of the Bantu people of Southern Africa.

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Nkambule Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkambule occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nkambule.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkambule? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,638th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 150,847 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkambule live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkambule is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 25,414 people, or 1 in 2,132. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 61 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 47 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.

Nkambule Last Name Statistics demography

Nkambule earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.83% less than the national average, earning R 154,860 per year.

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