Nkobese Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkobese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkobese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nkobese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkobese is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nkobese.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkobese? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Nkobese is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkobese reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent live. Besides Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkobesse935/
Nkebese8615/
Nqobese8613/
Ncobese863/
Nkobeze861/
Nkobise861/
Nkobase861/
Nkobose861/
Nkebeshe807/
Ngcobese806/
Nkobis773/
Nkobisi7182/
Nkobeza7111/
Nkobisa712/
Ncobesa711/
Nkabase711/
Nkobasi711/
Ncabeshe674/
Nkabezeh671/
Ngcobose671/
Nkubetsi671/
Nqebeshe671/
Nkoboshi671/

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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 Nkobese
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