Nkompela Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

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

Nkompela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkompela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6491:83,47910,298
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nkompela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkompela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkompela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 504,985th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkompela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 649 people, or 1 in 83,479. In South Africa Nkompela is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.

Nkompela Last Name Statistics demography

Nkompela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.12% less than the national average, earning R 120,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkomphela9499/
Nkumpela8822/
Nkampela884/
Nkompele883/
Nkompelo881/
Nkomphelo821/
Nkobela8061/
Nkovela802/
Nkompilo7558/
Nkompolo7536/
Nkumpele7521/
Nkampelo754/
Nkoubela751/
Nkompile751/
Ncobela672,067/
Nkabela6718/
Nqobela679/
Nkavela671/
Nkobelo671/
Ngcobela6327/
Nkhabela6321/
Nkampilo6313/
Ngqobela6310/
Nkgabela636/
Nkumpilo636/
Nqgobhela591/
Nkabila53196/
Nkavila5364/
Ncobelo5358/
Nqavela5334/
Ncabela533/
Ncobila531/
Nkabelo531/
Nqobelo531/
Nkobilo531/
Ngcobelo5048/
Ngqavela502/
Ncobelei501/
Ngcabela501/

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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 Nkompela
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