Nkobele Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkobele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkobele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nkobele (7) may also be a first name.

Nkobele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkobele is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkobele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Nkobele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkobele live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 7 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Nkobele is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 67 percent reside and Limpopo, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.

Nkobele Last Name Statistics demography

Nkobele earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning R 234,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nkgobele9317/
Nkebele8682/
Nkobela8661/
Nkobole8617/
Ncobele869/
Nkubele868/
Nkabele867/
Nkobale861/
Nkhabele8018/
Nkompele803/
Ngqobele802/
Nkoubela801/
Nkoubale801/
Nkabiele801/
Nkgabele801/
Ncobelei801/
Nkaubele801/
Ncobela712,067/
Nqobile7127/
Nkoboli7121/
Nkabela7118/
Ncabele718/
Nkubela717/
Nkubile715/
Nkabale714/
Nkabile713/
Nqabele711/
Nqebele711/
Nkubeli711/
Ngcobela6727/
Nkumpele6721/
Nkhabela6721/
Ngqobela6710/
Ngqebele673/
Nkhavele673/
Ngcobole671/
Ngcobale671/
Nkompile671/

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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 Nkobele
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