Nkemele Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkemele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkemele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1051:19,3584,061
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188

Nkemele (14) may also be a first name.

Nkemele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkemele is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkemele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkemele is the 1,148,257th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Nkemele is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkemele are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 19,358. In Lesotho Nkemele is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 29 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 27 percent are found and Quthing District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 45 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Nkemele Last Name Statistics demography

Nkemele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.76% less than the national average, earning R 131,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkeumele931/
Nkemelle931/
Nkemle922/
Nkeumeleu881/
Nkomele8613/
Nkamele868/
Nkemeli861/
Nkemela861/
Nkeumale8017/
Nkemelui806/
Nkemaleh803/
Nkemelia801/
Nkameule801/
Nkeumaleu7534/
Nkemalleh751/
Ncamele711/
Nqamele711/
Nkomole711/
Nkamile711/
Nkeumalie631/
Ncamile57491/
Nkomoly575/
Ncameli574/
Nqamile573/
Nkamali573/
Nkomoli573/
Nkomali572/
Ncimeli571/
Nkamoli571/
Ngcamile531/
Nkhamali531/
Nkomaali531/

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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 Nkemele
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