Nkobi Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nkobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1691:91,35113,091
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
England61:9,286,343223,652
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nkobi (149) may also be a first name.

Nkobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkobi is found most in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkobi? popularity and diffusion

Nkobi is the 536,820th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. Nkobi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkobi are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 149 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 91,351. In Zimbabwe Nkobi is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 69 percent are found, Matabeleland North Province, where 10 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.

Nkobi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkobi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.14% less than the national average, earning R 175,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkobie91104/
Nkoubi915/
Nkoboi914/
Nkobio913/
Nkobei912/
Ngkobi912/
N'Kobi911/
Ngkobit832/
N'Kobie831/
Nkoba802,975/
Nkabi802,552/
Nkebi80855/
Nkubi80398/
Nkobe80332/
Nqobi809/
Nkoby801/
Ncobi801/
Nkuubi73868/
Nkoebe73330/
Nkouba73203/
Nkobaa73113/
Nkoobe7397/
Ngqobi7344/
Nkgabi7330/
Nkooba7325/
Nkabyi7316/
Nkhobe7316/
Nkaabi7313/
Ncoboi739/
N'Koba735/
N'Kebi734/
Ngkubi734/
Nkabie734/
Ngcobi734/
Nkabai733/
Nkgobe733/
Ngkobe733/
Nkahbi733/
Nkkoba732/
N'Kabi732/
Nkompi732/
Nkohbe731/
Ngkabi731/
Ngkoba731/
Nkhabi731/
Nqoboi731/
N'Kobe731/
N'Kovi731/
Nkabih731/
Nkabui731/
Nkeubi731/
Nkoboy731/
Nkebih731/
Nkhoba731/
Nkovoi731/
Nkobet731/
Nkohbeh675/
Ngcoboi673/
N'Kouba673/
N'Ckoba671/
Nkothbe671/
Nkhebui671/
Nkabieh671/
Nkabhai671/
Nkubije671/

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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 Nkobi
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