Nketo Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nketo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nketo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6091:121,31313,192
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Nketo (23) may also be a first name.

Nketo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nketo occurs most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nketo? popularity and diffusion

Nketo is the 424,982nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. The last name Nketo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nketo are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 121,313. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Nketo Last Name Statistics demography

Nketo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.32% less than the national average, earning R 141,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkqeto91127/
Nkieto91103/
Nketho9135/
Nkeeto9135/
Nketou915/
Nketto913/
Nkgeto911/
Nkeuto911/
Nketoy911/
Nkoeto911/
Nketoh911/
N'Keto911/
Nkqetho83159/
Nkhetoa837/
Nkhetho835/
Nkethoa831/
Nkeetto831/
Nkoetho831/
Nkeutou831/
Nkgetho831/
Nkoto802,449/
Nqeto801,335/
Nketa80779/
Nkito8021/
Nceto8021/
Nkato8016/
Nkhethoa77297/
Nkuito731,761/
Nqetho73720/
Nkotto73603/
Nkhato73161/
Nketha7352/
Nkieta7328/
Nketah7324/
N'Koto7322/
Ngqeto7317/
Nkhoto7311/
Nkoito7310/
Ngkito738/
Nkotho737/
Nkatou735/
Nkitto735/
Nkaato734/
Nkatho733/
N'Keta733/
Nkitho733/
Nkaito732/
Nkeita732/
Nkatoh731/
Nkotoi731/
Nkatoo731/
Ncheto731/
N'Kato731/
Nkotou731/
Nketas731/
Nketat731/
Nketta731/
Nkeuta731/
Nkeeta731/
Nkioto731/
Ncetho731/
Nqieto731/
Nqkoto731/
Nkatto731/
Nkoitoi671,521/
Nkhatho671,417/
Nkhotho67163/
Nchetou6712/
Ngkaito675/
Nqhetho673/
Ngqetho672/
Nkeuteu671/
Nkeitat671/
N'Ketta671/
N'Katto671/
Nkattou671/
Nkuytto671/
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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 Nketo
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