Nkaota Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkaota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkaota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4211:4,828971
South Africa2311:234,53624,186
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkaota (57) may also be a first name.

Nkaota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkaota is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkaota click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkaota? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkaota is the 503,100th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkaota live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkaota is also the 1,308,380th most common first name at a global level, borne by 57 people.

It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 4,828. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 32 percent live, Maseru District, where 20 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 15 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nkaota Last Name Statistics demography

Nkaota earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning R 160,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgaotau865/
Nkaoto8327/
Nkoata836/
Nkaote832/
Nkouata771/
N'Kaoto771/
Nkgoatau7157/
N'Kouota716/
N'Kouata711/
Nkoati67192/
Nkoate6716/
Nkoato671/
Nkouate6217/
Nkouati622/
Nkoathi621/
Nkoatee621/
Nko'oto621/
Nkouote621/
Nkouato621/
Nkouotou57102/
N'Kouati577/
Nkouateu576/
Nkouatie571/
Nkouathio531/
Ncoato502/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nkaota
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