Nkesana Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkesana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkesana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho711:28,6285,512
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nkesana (13) may also be a first name.

Nkesana Last Name Facts

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

Nkesana is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkesana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkesana is the 2,220,661st most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkesana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkesana is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 28,628. In Lesotho Nkesana is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 51 percent are found, Leribe District, where 14 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Nkesana
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