Nketu Surname
Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname
Nketu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 669 | 1:80,983 | 9,996 |
| Lesotho | 490 | 1:4,148 | 799 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Nketu (258) may also be a first name.
Nketu Demographics
Average Nketu Salary in
South Africa
R 125,052
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nketu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nketu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nketu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nketu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nketu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 310,170th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nketu reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 554,411th most numerous forename globally, held by 258 people.
It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 669 people, or 1 in 80,983. In South Africa Nketu is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 30 percent live, Free State, where 28 percent live and Gauteng, where 24 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Nketu Last Name Statistics demography
Nketu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.38% less than the national average, earning R 125,052 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkethu | 91 | 14 | / |
| Nketou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ngketu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkietu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkqethu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeutou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuteu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkatu | 80 | 564 | / |
| Nkitu | 80 | 122 | / |
| Nkotu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nqetu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ncetu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkhatu | 73 | 115 | / |
| Nkathu | 73 | 44 | / |
| Nkatau | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nchetu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nkatou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkaatu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nqethu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkoteu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoitu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkohtu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkotuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkotou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhatau | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nkhathu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nchetou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ncheteu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngqethu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkhothu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkattou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkotheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkatouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncatu | 60 | 9 | / |
| Nqatu | 60 | 9 | / |
| Ncotu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Nchitu | 55 | 242 | / |
| Ngcatu | 55 | 116 | / |
| Ngqatu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nqathu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nchituh | 50 | 16 | / |
| Ngcathu | 50 | 11 | / |
| Ngqathu | 50 | 8 | / |
| Nchitou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nketu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis