Nkeli Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Lesotho491:41,4816,991
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nkeli (86) may also be a first name.

Nkeli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkeli is found most in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkeli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkeli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkeli is the 1,286,243rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkeli reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 86 people.

The last name Nkeli is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 703,607. In South Africa Nkeli is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 64 percent live, North West, where 19 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 23 percent live.

Nkeli Last Name Statistics demography

Nkeli earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.21% less than the national average, earning R 139,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkieli91168/
Nkheli91118/
Nkehli91100/
Nkelei914/
Nkoeli912/
Nkeuli911/
Nkelis911/
Nkhoeli8367/
'Nkheli831/
Nkele804,398/
Nkili802,619/
Nkoli801,536/
Nkela801,448/
Nkali801,344/
Nkely801/
Nkhili731,416/
Nkalai73969/
Nkiela73882/
Nkholi73387/
Nkohli73303/
Nkhela73166/
Nkiele73144/
Nkoloi7367/
Nkcele7346/
Nkoele7344/
Nkqoli7329/
Nkhele7327/
N'Kele7321/
Nkehle738/
N'Koli737/
Nkilie736/
Ngkali736/
Nkaili736/
Nkolei734/
Nkihli734/
Nkalie734/
N'Kela734/
Nkeleh734/
Nkolli733/
Nkhali733/
Nkolie732/
Nkaali732/
Nkolai732/
Nkqele732/
Ngkoli732/
Nkgele731/
Nkuili731/
Nkaliy731/
Nkelya731/
Nkyoli731/
Nkeile731/
Nkeleu731/
Nkalli731/
Nkalei731/
N'Kali731/
Ngkele731/
Ngkela731/
Nkeala731/
Nkhaili67376/
Nkhelle6720/
Ngkaali6715/
Nkhaliy6714/
Nqukele678/
Ngkaili676/
Nkeuleu673/
Nkhohli672/
N'Kolli672/
N'Khili672/
Nkoliai671/
Nkholiy671/
Nkealeu671/
Nkhetle671/
Nkhehle671/
Nkeless671/

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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 Nkeli
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