Nkhetse Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkhetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkhetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2121:9,5882,170
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211

The alternate forms: Nkhetše (10) are calculated separately.

Nkhetse (21) may also be a first name.

Nkhetse Last Name Facts

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

Nkhetse is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may be found as a variant: Nkhetše. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkhetse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. Nkhetse occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkhetse are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkhetse is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Nkhetse is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 9,588. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 64 percent reside, Leribe District, where 12 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Nkhetse Last Name Statistics demography

Nkhetse earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.13% less than the national average, earning R 154,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhetše9510/
Nkhets'e9399/
Nkhet'se934/
Nkhetshe932/
Nkh'etse931/
Nketse9225/
Nketshe86199/
Nkgetse8654/
Nkhetsi868/
Nkeets'e801/
Nketsi771,431/
Nketsa77100/
Nkatse7781/
Nkitse7759/
Nkotse778/
Ngetse774/
Nketje772/
Nketsh771/
Nkheche71151/
Nketshi7175/
Njetshe7112/
Nkgetsi716/
Nketzie715/
Nketsha713/
Nketsih711/
Ngetshe711/
Nqetshe711/
'Nketsi711/
Ngetseh711/
Nkeze67853/
Ngcetshe671/
Nkece671/
Nkuitseu671/
Ngetsche671/
Ngets671/

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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 Nkhetse
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