Nkhema Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkhema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkhema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Lesotho501:40,6516,911

Nkhema (26) may also be a first name.

Nkhema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkhema (Russian: Нхема) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkhema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkhema are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 58 percent reside, North West, where 35 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 32 percent reside.

Nkhema Last Name Statistics demography

Nkhema earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.38% less than the national average, earning R 141,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkema911,342/
Nkhoma83149,847/
Nkhama83399/
Nchema83153/
Nkiema83120/
Nkemah8349/
Nkohma8310/
Nkemma835/
Nkgema833/
Nkheme832/
Nkemat832/
Nkemea831/
N'Kema831/
Nkeima831/
Nkhomah77629/
Ncheema77152/
Nkemaja7718/
Nkeamai774/
Ngkaema773/
Nkhioma773/
Nkemaya771/
Nkhomma771/
Nkhamaa771/
Ngema7348,745/
Nkama7312,386/
Nkoma739,145/
Nkima732,935/
Njema732,170/
Nkemi73480/
Nkeme73427/
Nkemy7367/
Nkemo7348/
Ncema7317/
Nqema731/
Nkyma731/
Nkeamath711/
Nkeumaha711/
Nchima672,699/
Nkhomo67148/
Nkemeh67128/
Nkomea67124/
Njeama6797/
Nkeumo6757/
Ncheme6744/
Nkomha6738/
N'Koma6738/
Nkeumi6733/
Nkemmo6729/
Nkemoh6729/
Nkamah6725/
Nchemo6724/
Nkaima6720/
Nkiemi6720/
Nkemou6719/
Nchemi6718/
Nkamma6717/
Ngqema6717/
Nnkama6711/
Nkomah678/
Nkieme678/
Ngkoma677/
Nkemje677/
Nkimah676/
N'Kama676/
Ngcema676/
Ngemai675/
Nquema675/
Nkioma674/
Ngkama673/
Ngkima673/
Nkemge673/
Nkimat673/
Nkemmi673/
Nkemuo672/
Nkomai672/
Nkamau672/
Nhkoma672/
Nkaama672/
Njemea672/
Nkomma671/
Ngemaa671/
Nkamaa671/
Njemai671/
N'Gema671/
N'Kemi671/
Nkeymo671/
Nkihmi671/

Nkhema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkhema in the Russian language
Нхемаnhema-

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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 Nkhema
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