Nkelesane Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkelesane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkelesane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Nkelesane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkelesane is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkelesane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkelesane is the 5,587,209th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkelesane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 338,760. In Lesotho Nkelesane is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 100 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.

Nkelesane Last Name Statistics demography

Nkelesane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.74% less than the national average, earning R 74,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaleshane8427/
Nkelasani7821/
Nkolosane781/
Nkalishane7425/
Nkilishane747/
Nkalashane745/
Nkilitshane7010/
Nkalasani674/
Nkolasani674/
Nkelazani671/
Nkilitshone601/
Nkilican591/
Ngqolozane532/

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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
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  • 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 Nkelesane
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