Nketsu Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

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

Nketsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nketsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Nketsu Last Name Facts

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

Nketsu is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nketsu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nketsu is the 1,943,350th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nketsu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Nketsu is most frequent in: Free State, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Nketsu Last Name Statistics demography

Nketsu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.29% less than the national average, earning R 80,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nkotshu771/
Ngcetshu7167/
Nketcheu7111/
Nketchou713/
Nchetshu711/
Nkuitseu711/
Nqcetshu711/
Nkazeu672/
Nkechu671/
Ngkezu671/
Nkicheu6210/
Nkecheu621/
Nkuicheu5730/
Ngcatshu571/
Nkazu55146/
Nqezu5510/
Nkuitchou5395/
Nkuitcheu5354/
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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 Nketsu
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