Nkokoane Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkokoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkokoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Lesotho251:81,30210,029

Nkokoane (25) may also be a first name.

Nkokoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkokoane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkokoane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Nkokoane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkokoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 25 people.

The last name Nkokoane is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 82 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and North West, where 5 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 36 percent are found.

Nkokoane Last Name Statistics demography

Nkokoane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.2% less than the national average, earning R 77,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ncokoane88114/
Nkokoana8869/
Nqokoane8861/
Ngcokoane8214/
Nqokoana7536/
Nqakoane751/
Nkakoana751/
Nkukoana751/
Ncokoani751/
Nkacoang6353/

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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 Nkokoane
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