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 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.
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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