Nkheche Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkheche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkheche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1501:13,5503,005
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkheche (23) may also be a first name.

Nkheche Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkheche occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkheche click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkheche? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,428,594th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Nkheche is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkheche are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

The surname Nkheche is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 13,550. In Lesotho Nkheche is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 82 percent live, Maseru District, where 16 percent live and Berea District, where 2 percent live. Beside Lesotho Nkheche occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkeche9223/
Ncheche86579/
Nkhekhe86143/
Nkhache8639/
Nkecheu861/
Nkhecha861/
Nkhiche861/
Nkech833/
Nkece831/
Nkeucheu802/
Nkhetshe802/
Ncheeche801/
Nchechey801/
Nkechi771,415/
Ngeche77511/
Njeche7763/
Nkache7729/
Nkecha773/
Nketch772/
Nkoche772/
Nceche771/
Nkyche771/
Nkhetse71253/
Nkeechi7125/
Nkicheu7110/
Nkhetše7110/
Ngceche717/
Nkuiche715/
Nnkechi713/
Nkeichi712/
Nckechi711/
Nkhachi711/
Nkehzeh711/
Nkechih711/
Nketchi711/
Nkachie711/
Ngechei711/
Ngecheh711/
Ngechea711/
Nchiche711/
Nkechhi711/
Nkeze67853/
Nkhets'e6799/
Nkuitche6753/
Nkuicheu6730/
Nchez6725/
Nkeac6716/
Ngech675/
Nkich674/
Nkhet'se674/
Nchechio671/
Nchec671/
Nchechip671/
Ngetsche671/
Nkh'etse671/
Njech671/

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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
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  • 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 Nkheche
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