Nketshe Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nketshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nketshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1991:272,25027,005

Nketshe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nketshe is most common in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nketshe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,189,614th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nketshe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nketshe is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 272,250. In South Africa Nketshe is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live.

Nketshe Last Name Statistics demography

Nketshe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.79% less than the national average, earning R 83,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nketse9225/
Nketsh921/
Nkhetse86253/
Nketshi8675/
Nkgetse8654/
Nkitshe8627/
Nketsha863/
Nketsih861/
Nqetshe861/
Nkotshe861/
Nkhets'e8099/
Nkhet'se804/
Ngcetshe801/
Nkeets'e801/
Nkh'etse801/
Nketsi771,431/
Nketsa77100/
Nkatse7781/
Nkitse7759/
Nkeche7723/
Nkotse778/
Nketch772/
Nkehze771/
Nkotshi7182/
Nkitsha7141/
Nkatshi7127/
Nkhetše7110/
Nkitshi719/
Nkhetsi718/
Nkgetsi716/
Nketzie715/
Ncotshe712/
Nketchi711/
'Nketsi711/
Ncatshe711/
Ncitshe711/
Nkehzeh711/
Nkeze67853/
Ngcatshe67298/
Nkuitche6753/
Ngcotshe673/
Nkech673/
Ngqotshe671/
Ngcitshe671/
Nkece671/
Nkuitseu671/

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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 Nketshe
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