Nkoae Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkoae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nkoae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkoae occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkoae click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoae? popularity and diffusion

Nkoae is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Nkoae occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoae live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 225,840. In Lesotho Nkoae is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 89 percent are found and Leribe District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoawe9116/
Nkoaye913/
Nkouaye8313/
Nkotaje837/
Ngkohae833/
Nkosaye831/
Nkoayep831/
Nkoai8040/
Nkaoa801/
Nkoajiep771/
Nkouajep771/
Nkouaheu771/
Nkouya73178/
Nkooye7321/
Nkaoua7312/
Nkouye734/
Nkouai734/
Nkoayi733/
Ngkaea732/
Nkoaoa731/
Nkosea731/
Nkoheu731/
Nkoeya731/
Nkouaa731/
N'Koeî731/
Nkouayiep713/
Nkouajiep711/
Nkouaya67492/
N'Kaoua6764/
Nkasawe6736/
Nkouyee6719/
Nkouaha6714/
Ngkahae678/
Nkouayi677/
Nkoyiai675/
Nkohoye674/
N'Kouie673/
Nkouyie672/
N'Kouya671/
Nkouoya671/
Nkahoua671/
Nkateah671/
Nkoseye671/
Nkasaye671/
Nkatoue671/

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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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  • 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 Nkoae
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