Nkoeng Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkoeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Nkoeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkoeng has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoeng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoeng live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho Nkoeng is most common in: Leribe District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Nkoeng is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 22 percent reside.

Nkoeng Last Name Statistics demography

Nkoeng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.22% less than the national average, earning R 75,528 per year.

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Nkeing83255/
Nkoung83135/
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Nkeang839/
Nkieng836/
Nkoenk835/
Nkyong835/
Nckeng831/
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Nkoing831/
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Nkng803/
Nkouengue802/
Nkengue776,080/
Ngkueng774/
Nkojong773/
Nkeyang773/
Nkaweng771/
Nkgaeng771/
Nkoenke771/
Nkuyong771/
Nkeieng771/
Nkeyong771/
Ncgoeng771/
Nkung73685/
Nking73327/
Nkenk731/
Nkonk731/
Nkeungue712/
Nkoungue712/
Nkenkgue711/
Nkeingue711/
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Nkoingue711/
Nkenke67548/
Ncheng6731/
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Nkoussing671/
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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 Nkoeng
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