Nkgoeng Surname
Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname
Nkgoeng Surname User-submission:
The word, nkgo, comes from a dish our forefathers used to use to eat and drink traditional beer. In a Pedi (North Sotho) when a place is famous for something they would add eng to hilight what the place is famous for starting with the product they are famous with.
Read More About This SurnameNkgoeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,117 | 1:48,503 | 6,173 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Nkgoeng (17) may also be a first name.
Nkgoeng Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The word, nkgo, comes from a dish our forefathers used to use to eat and drink traditional beer. In a Pedi (North Sotho) when a place is famous for something they would add eng to hilight what the place is famous for starting with the product they are famous with. This gives us an understanding that the Nkgoeng clan was famous for making calabash 'nkgo in sepedi' that's how they got the surname Nkgoeng.
- sampsonNkgoeng Demographics
Average Nkgoeng Salary in
South Africa
R 120,492
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkgoeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkgoeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkgoeng is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkgoeng? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 320,056th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,239,337 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkgoeng live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth, held by 17 people.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,117 people, or 1 in 48,503. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 45 percent live, Gauteng, where 43 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 4 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent live.
Nkgoeng Last Name Statistics demography
Nkgoeng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.3% less than the national average, earning R 120,492 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkgoweng | 93 | 7 | / |
| Ngkgoeng | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkoeng | 92 | 63 | / |
| Ngoeng | 92 | 8 | / |
| Nkgeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkoueng | 86 | 55 | / |
| Nkhoeng | 86 | 14 | / |
| Ngoueng | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ngojeng | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nggoeng | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nkuoeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ncgoeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkgaeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngong | 83 | 36,798 | / |
| Ngeng | 83 | 542 | / |
| Nggoweng | 80 | 43 | / |
| Nkouseng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngueng | 77 | 3,396 | / |
| Ngoung | 77 | 428 | / |
| Nkeing | 77 | 255 | / |
| Ngieng | 77 | 145 | / |
| Nkoung | 77 | 135 | / |
| Ngoong | 77 | 125 | / |
| Nggong | 77 | 40 | / |
| Ngaeng | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nggeng | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nkeang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ngenng | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ngoing | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nkieng | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nkoenk | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngongh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngeeng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkoing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hngeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngonhg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngon'g | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkouengue | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngoyengue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ningoueng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngouengue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngoyong | 71 | 127 | / |
| Ngouing | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ngoyang | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ngengue | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ngojang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngaweng | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngkueng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkeyang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkojong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkeieng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkuyong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoying | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngojong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkoenke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouyengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngayeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaieng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkeyong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguengue | 67 | 142 | / |
| Ngoungue | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nggoyong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nggojang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngouyang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nggojong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkoungue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeungue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngouyong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkoingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngueheng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ningoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ningheng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaiseng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ningkgng | 67 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkgoeng
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