Nkoane Surname

91,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,7031:11,5201,433
Lesotho3771:5,3911,102
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nkoane (1,406) may also be a first name.

Nkoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkoane is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 91,431st most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,392,081 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 208,413th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 1,406 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,703 people, or 1 in 11,520. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 37 percent are found, Limpopo, where 26 percent are found and North West, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 7 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Nkoane Last Name Statistics demography

Nkoane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.24% less than the national average, earning R 165,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhoane9237/
Nkouane9236/
Nkohane927/
Nkgoane922/
Nkoanee922/
Nkoanne921/
Nkoanie921/
Nkuoane921/
Nkoan914/
Nkoangue8612/
Nkouyane861/
Nkouaneu861/
Ngkouane861/
Nkoana8314,349/
Nkouan8391/
Ncoane8323/
Nkoani8322/
Nkoank839/
Nkoang833/
Nkouangue8059/
Nkouagnie801/
N'Koteane801/
Nkouand7710/
Nkouone776/
Nkouana773/
Nkouani772/
Nkoyean771/
Nqouane771/
Nkouané771/
N'Kouan771/
Nqooane771/
Nkoam731/
N'Kouana7144/
Nkouagni7126/
N'Kouani7120/
Nkoayana712/
Nkouyana711/
Nkouatem711/
Nkoyon67119/
Nkosiyani6751/
Nkohon6721/
N'Kouanni6712/
N'Kouonne679/
Ncoang678/
Nkouon673/
Nkaona671/
Nkouongue671/
Nkouongne671/
Nkouognet671/
N'Kouyana671/
Ncosiyane671/

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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 Nkoane
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