Nkhekhe Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkhekhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkhekhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1111:18,3113,892
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821

Nkhekhe (28) may also be a first name.

Nkhekhe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkhekhe occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkhekhe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Nkhekhe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkhekhe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkhekhe is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 28 people.

It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 18,311. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 52 percent live, Berea District, where 22 percent live and Quthing District, where 18 percent live. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent live.

Nkhekhe Last Name Statistics demography

Nkhekhe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.8% less than the national average, earning R 62,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkheche86151/
Nkhakhe869/
Nkhekke861/
Nkeke83266/
Ncheke77624/
Nkieke7755/
Nqheke7723/
N'Keke7710/
Nkekeh772/
Nkeike772/
Nkeket771/
Nkek7338/
Ncheche71579/
Nchekei7114/
Nkgekge719/
Nkiekie716/
Ncheeke716/
Nkeukeu712/
Nchekeh711/
Nchekep711/
Nkekgue711/
Nkhecha711/
Nkhakhi711/
N'Keket711/
Nkhiche711/
Nkeki671,193/
Nkeka67517/
Nceke67114/
Nkeck6794/
Nqeke6741/
Nchek6711/
Nkiek671/
Nkeek671/
Nchechey671/
Ncheikie671/
Nchiekeh671/
N'Kiekie671/
Nkece671/
Ncheeche671/
Nketk671/

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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 Nkhekhe
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