Nkebe Surname
Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname
Nkebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,296 | 1:41,804 | 5,354 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkebe (126) may also be a first name.
Nkebe Demographics
Average Nkebe Salary in
South Africa
R 122,388
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkebe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkebe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkebe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkebe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkebe is the 270,744th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,060,796 people. The surname Nkebe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkebe reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 126 people.
The surname Nkebe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,296 people, or 1 in 41,804. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Nkebe Last Name Statistics demography
Nkebe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.5% less than the national average, earning R 122,388 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoebe | 91 | 330 | / |
| Nkiebe | 91 | 89 | / |
| Nkeube | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nkebhe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nkebeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkeabe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkeibeh | 83 | 18 | / |
| Nkeubeh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkebehe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeba | 80 | 1,866 | / |
| Nkebi | 80 | 855 | / |
| Nkobe | 80 | 332 | / |
| Nkabe | 80 | 197 | / |
| Nqebe | 80 | 192 | / |
| Ncebe | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nkibe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ngqebe | 73 | 105 | / |
| Nkhabe | 73 | 85 | / |
| Nchebe | 73 | 55 | / |
| Nkabee | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ngcebe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nkhobe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nkempe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ngkabe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nkieba | 73 | 10 | / |
| N'Kebi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkabeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkeiba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngkobe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nqgebe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngkeba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkobei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkaabe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkeibi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkiebi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkibeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkeveh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncebhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkebha | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Keba | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeubi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeboa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeeba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkohbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkebih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncqebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkohbeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngqebhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkuibet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkhebui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkebe
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