Nkgoeng Surname

320,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

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.

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Nkgoeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1171:48,5036,173
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

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Nkgoeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkgoeng occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkgoeng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkgoeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 320,056th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,239,337 people. The last name Nkgoeng is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkgoeng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,117 people, or 1 in 48,503. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 45 percent reside, Gauteng, where 43 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 4 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

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.

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Nkoingue671/
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