Nketsi Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nketsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nketsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7781:69,6378,689
Lesotho6491:3,132528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nketsi (447) may also be a first name.

Nketsi Last Name Facts

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

Nketsi is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nketsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nketsi is the 272,070th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nketsi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 405,268th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 447 people.

The surname Nketsi is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 778 people, or 1 in 69,637. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 38 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 45 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nketsi Last Name Statistics demography

Nketsi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.58% less than the national average, earning R 122,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nketshi9275/
Nkhetsi928/
Nkgetsi926/
'Nketsi921/
Nketsih921/
Nkotsi83731/
Nketsa83100/
Nketse8325/
Nkatsi831/
Nkhetse77253/
Nketshe77199/
Nkotshi7782/
Nkgetse7754/
Nkatshi7727/
Nkitshi779/
Nketzie775/
Nketsha773/
Nketchi771/
Nkezi73238/
Nkhets'e7199/
Nkhet'se714/
Nkhetshe712/
Nkh'etse711/
Nkeets'e711/
Nkechi671,415/
Nkatse6781/
Nkitse6759/
Nkezih6710/
Nkotse678/
Nkezhi677/
Nkiezi674/
Nqatsi673/
Nketje672/
Nkezie671/
Nqitsi671/
Nqotsi671/

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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 Nketsi
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