Nkane Surname

142,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nkane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6811:31,4943,723
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Botswana3361:6,5091,087
South Africa3221:168,25418,737
Cameroon1821:114,11613,201
Nigeria1301:1,362,63753,337
Lesotho881:23,0974,696
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkane (435) may also be a first name.

Nkane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkane is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,669th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,337,250 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkane live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 411,176th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 435 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,681 people, or 1 in 31,494. In Tanzania Nkane is most common in: Lindi Region, where 68 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Nkane is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent live and Botswana, where 11 percent live.

Nkane Last Name Statistics demography

Nkane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.88% less than the national average, earning R 104,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkeane91597/
Nkange91580/
Nkhane9170/
Nkanje9149/
Nkanee9130/
Nkgane9122/
Nkcane916/
Nkaine914/
Nkanie912/
Nkanne912/
Nnkane911/
Nkaene911/
Ngkane911/
N'Kane911/
Nkaane911/
Nkamne911/
Nckane910/
Nkan891,345/
Nkejane83474/
Nkeeane83189/
Nkieane83154/
Nkganne8355/
Nkangue8351/
Nkuyane8320/
Nkayane8313/
Nkojane8312/
Nkaanee8310/
Nkujane838/
Ngkaene835/
Nkajane835/
Nkagnie834/
Nkamgne834/
Nkangne833/
Nkeyane833/
Ngkaine831/
Nkayene831/
Nkeanee831/
Nkoyane831/
N'Kagne831/
N'Kaney831/
Nkahane831/
Nkhaine831/
Nkamnje831/
'Nkeane831/
Nqukane831/
Nkiyane831/
Nkana8010,888/
Nkone804,755/
Nkani803,785/
Nkene803,392/
Ncane802,914/
Nkain80806/
Nkine80382/
Nkhan8054/
Nkany8043/
Nkaun8032/
Ngkan808/
N'Kan808/
Nkaan805/
Nqane805/
Nkgan804/
Nkamn803/
Nkean802/
Nkanh801/
Nkanj801/
Nnkan801/
Nkayiene777/
Nkhejane771/
Nkeangue771/
Nkayinge771/
Nkouyane771/
Nkqayane771/
Nkonge7311,066/
Nkangi734,663/
Nkhana732,561/
Nkanyi731,477/
Ngcane73942/
Nkhani73884/
Nkaina73399/
Nkonje73240/
Nkanai73236/
Nkuene73158/
Nkiene7381/
N'Kana7380/
Nkhone7357/
Nkanni7338/
Nkaana7334/
Nkeune7333/
Nkanna7325/
Ngkang7322/
Nkanyo7320/
Nkaani7314/
Nkeneh7314/
N'Kani7313/
Nkoune7312/
Nkoene7311/
Ngqane7311/
Nkanha7311/
Nkoine7311/
Nkeang739/
Nkinee738/
Nkonie737/
Nkatin737/
Nquane737/
Nkgone736/
Nkanaa735/
Nkeene735/
Nkoone735/
Nkhene735/
Nkagni734/
Nqcane734/
Nnkani733/
Nnkana733/
Nkeine733/
Hnkana733/
Nkaing733/
Nkahni733/
Nkhann732/
Ngkone732/
Ngkana732/
Nkauna732/
Nkogne732/
Nkaini732/
Nkamje732/
Nkcani732/
N'Kany731/
Ngkani731/
Nkanth731/
Hnkhan731/
Nkeyne731/
Nkanay731/
Nkinei731/
Nkkani731/
Nkenee731/
Nkonne731/
Hnkani731/
Nkuine731/
Nkomne731/
Nkonea731/
Nkoneh731/
Nkeneu731/
Nkenie731/
Nkamny731/
Nkanoa731/
Nkeani731/
Nkehne731/
Nkyene731/
Nqeane731/
Nqhane731/
Nkaang731/
Nkahan731/
Nkanng731/
Nkanoi731/
Nckone730/
Nkhayinge711/
Nkon67653/
Nkongue67230/
Nkamgue67133/
Nqojane67121/
Nkouene6784/
Ncan6774/
Nkeanyi6757/
Nkienge6748/
Nkuenee6745/
Nkeugne6725/
Ncayane6724/
Nkoyana6722/
Nkangaj6721/
Nkeyana6719/
Nkujana6718/
Nciyane6715/
Nkoonge6712/
Nkoyene6711/
Nkojana679/
Nkuyana676/
Nkhonje675/
Nkejana675/
Nkuyani675/
Nkonneh674/
Nkangai674/
Nkayana674/
Nkateen674/
N'Khana674/
Nkeineh674/
Nkhaniy674/
Nkiyani674/
Nkiyana673/
Ngkaeni672/
Ngkauna672/
Nkassem672/
Nkayani672/
Nkeigne672/
N'Kanna672/
Nkaangi672/
Nkhanyi672/
Nkayeni672/
Nqayane672/
N'Koune671/
Ngkaini671/
Ngkonet671/
Nkowene671/
Nkanaya671/
Nkahang671/
Nqejane671/
N'Kangi671/
N'Kanni671/
N'Kanyo671/
N'Nkana671/
Nkomnje671/
Nkongeh671/
Nkouneh671/
Nkoyani671/
Nkeuney671/
Nkeunne671/
Nkamnui671/
Nkangni671/
Nkangoy671/
Nkassin671/
Nkating671/
Nkaunyo671/
Nkaweni671/
Nkyenge671/
Nkoinet671/
Nkaimng671/
Nkgoene671/
Nkqayni671/
Ngqange671/
N'Konge671/
Ncayone671/
Ncejane671/
Nceyane671/
Ncheane671/
Ncoyane671/

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