Nkheli Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkheli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkheli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho891:22,8384,668
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346

Nkheli (18) may also be a first name.

Nkheli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkheli is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkheli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkheli reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkheli is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 22,838. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mafeteng District, where 67 percent live, Maseru District, where 15 percent live and Berea District, where 8 percent live. Besides Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Nkheli Last Name Statistics demography

Nkheli earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.29% less than the national average, earning R 37,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhoeli9267/
Nkheliy929/
'Nkheli921/
Nkeli91177/
Nkhili831,416/
Nkholi83387/
Nkohli83303/
Nkieli83168/
Nkhela83166/
Nkehli83100/
Nkhele8327/
Nkihli834/
Nkelei834/
Nkhali833/
Nkoeli832/
Nkeuli831/
Nkelis831/
Nkhaili77376/
Nkhelle7720/
Nkhaliy7714/
Nkhohli772/
N'Khili772/
Nkholiy771/
Nkhetle771/
Nkhehle771/
Nkele734,398/
Nkili732,619/
Nkoli731,536/
Nkela731,448/
Nkali731,344/
Ngeli731,152/
Njeli73251/
Nkely731/
Ngkahali7124/
N'Khaili714/
Nkheilay711/
Nkalai67969/
Nkiela67882/
Nchela67636/
Ngelai67454/
Nchele67387/
Nkiele67144/
Nkahle6768/
Nkoloi6767/
Nkcele6746/
Nkoele6744/
Nkohle6736/
Nkqoli6729/
N'Kele6721/
Nkhila6710/
Nchili679/
Nkehle678/
N'Koli677/
N'Hili677/
Nkilie676/
Ngkali676/
Nkaili676/
Nkolei674/
Nkeleh674/
Nkalie674/
N'Kela674/
Nkolli673/
Nkolai672/
Ngkoli672/
Nkqele672/
Nkolie672/
Nkhale672/
Nkaali672/
Ngkela671/
Nkeleu671/
Nkalli671/
Nkalei671/
N'Kali671/
Nkuili671/
Ngkele671/
N'Jeli671/
Ngelei671/
Nkaliy671/
Nkelya671/
N'Khaaili671/
Nkolhe671/
Ngelih671/
Nkhole671/
Nkeala671/
Nkeile671/
Nkyoli671/
Nkgele671/

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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 Nkheli
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