Nketsa Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nketsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nketsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Lesotho421:48,3947,686
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Nketsa (11) may also be a first name.

Nketsa Last Name Facts

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

Nketsa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nketsa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nketsa? popularity and diffusion

Nketsa is the 1,849,867th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nketsa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nketsa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 42 percent live and The Congo, where 1 percent live.

Nketsa Last Name Statistics demography

Nketsa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.75% less than the national average, earning R 145,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nketsia921,477/
Nketsha923/
Nkeutsa921/
Nketsah921/
Nkhoetsa862/
N'Ketsia861/
Nketsi831,431/
Nkatsa83139/
Nketso8370/
Nketse8325/
Nkotsa8310/
Nketja834/
Ncetsa831/
N'Ketsiah801/
Nkatsha77400/
Nkhetse77253/
Nketcha77211/
Nketshe77199/
Nketshi7775/
Nkgetse7754/
Nkitsha7741/
Nkhetsi778/
Nkgetsi776/
Nkoetso771/
'Nketsi771/
Nketsih771/
Nkuitsa771/
Nkeza73517/
Nkhets'e7199/
Nkeitcha7116/
Ngcetsha715/
Nkhet'se714/
Nkhetshe712/
Nkeets'e711/
Nkh'etse711/
Nketchaa711/
Nkitse6759/
Nkotso6752/
Nkezea6740/
Nkieza6734/
Ncotsa673/
Nkezah673/
Nkecha673/
Nkezza672/
Nkeeza672/
Nkeiza672/
Nkecoa671/
Nkeaze671/
Nketchaya671/
N'Keza671/
Nqotsa671/
Nkheza671/

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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 Nketsa
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