Nkebe Surname

270,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname

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

Nkebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2961:41,8045,354
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkebe (126) may also be a first name.

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.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkebe
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