Nketja Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nketja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeja | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nketia | 83 | 13,926 | / |
| Nketsa | 83 | 100 | / |
| Nkeija | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nkejah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ngkeja | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nketje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkedja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nketea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nketiah | 77 | 10,710 | / |
| Nkeutia | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nketsah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngkedja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nketjhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkehtia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkatija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeutsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Ketia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeza | 73 | 517 | / |
| Nkesa | 73 | 281 | / |
| Nkija | 73 | 6 | / |
| N'Ketiah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nkiesa | 67 | 576 | / |
| Nkajja | 67 | 511 | / |
| Nkotya | 67 | 98 | / |
| Nkotjo | 67 | 79 | / |
| Nketso | 67 | 70 | / |
| Nkatia | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nkezea | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nkaija | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nkieza | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nkesah | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ngkesa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkedjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkeasa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkezah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkitia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkezia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeeza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkezza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkotia | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Keza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkejoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nketye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkheza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nketja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis