Nkathi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkathi Surname Distribution Map

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

Nkathi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkathi occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nkathi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkathi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nkathi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkathi reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Nkathi is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent are found, Free State, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgathi924/
Nkhathi923/
Nkati91509/
Nkatha8327,304/
Nkhati8372/
Nkethi8346/
Nkatio8316/
Nkothi835/
Ncathi834/
Nkgati834/
Nqathi833/
Nkathe832/
Ngkati832/
Nkatti831/
Nkatie831/
Nkatei831/
Nkqati831/
Nkhethi7735/
Nkhatha778/
Nkaetie774/
Nkeuthi774/
Nkhothi771/
Nkhathe771/
Nkateah771/
Nkaatei771/
Nkataha771/
Nkgathe771/
Nkahteh771/
Nkata739,287/
Nkate732,267/
Nketi73578/
Nkoti73288/
Nqati738/
Ncati731/
Nkhata6777,979/
Nkothe67304/
Nkatta67263/
Nkotha67254/
Nkaate67101/
Nkeuti6776/
Nkethe6761/
Nketeh6748/
Nkhate6736/
N'Kata6723/
Nkgate6719/
Nkotit6717/
Nkaete6717/
Nkotti6712/
Nkauta6712/
Ncatha6710/
Nkatte676/
Nqaiti675/
Nkaata674/
Nkaite674/
Nqothi674/
N'Koti674/
Nkhoti673/
Ncatis673/
Nkaity673/
Nkaita672/
Nkeiti672/
Nkouti672/
N'Keti672/
Nkhaty672/
Nqathe672/
Nkadta671/
Nhkata671/
Nketti671/
Nkheti671/
Nkataa671/
Nnkata671/
Ncathe671/
Nkahte671/
Nkotyi671/
Nkotoi671/
Nkatje671/

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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 Nkathi
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