Nkone Surname

99,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7431:19,7512,487
Lesotho1,3181:1,542147
Tanzania2771:191,12516,438
Cameroon2251:92,30711,041
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: Nkoné (1) are calculated separately.

Nkone (1,474) may also be a first name.

Nkone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkone is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant: Nkoné. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkone? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,529th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,532,607 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkone live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 202,756th most common given name at a global level, held by 1,474 people.

The last name Nkone is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,743 people, or 1 in 19,751. In South Africa Nkone is most numerous in: Free State, where 40 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Not including South Africa Nkone occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Nkone Last Name Statistics demography

Nkone earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.85% less than the national average, earning R 126,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoné931/
Nkonge9111,066/
Nkonje91240/
Nkhone9157/
Nkoune9112/
Nkoene9111/
Nkoine9111/
Nkonie917/
Nkgone916/
Nkoone915/
Ngkone912/
Nkogne912/
Nkonne911/
Nkomne911/
Nkonea911/
Nkoneh911/
Nckone910/
Nkon89653/
Nkongue83230/
Nkoonge8312/
Nkhonje835/
Nkonneh834/
N'Koune831/
Ngkonet831/
Nkomnje831/
Nkongeh831/
Nkouneh831/
Nkoinet831/
N'Konge831/
Nkene803,392/
Nkane803,118/
Nkona801,416/
Nkune801,271/
Nkoni80415/
N'Kon80226/
Nkony8034/
Nkont8018/
Nkoin8012/
Nkoun805/
Nkgon803/
Nkonn803/
Nkonk801/
Ncone801/
Nkcon801/
N'Kongue772/
Nkoungue772/
Nkoingue771/
Nkange73580/
Nkonyi73318/
Nkhona73202/
Nkouna73189/
Nkongi73170/
Nkunge73157/
Nkhane7370/
Nkunje7352/
Nkanje7349/
Nkhune7341/
Nkeune7333/
Nkanee7330/
Nkouni7330/
Nkonyo7325/
Nkgane7322/
Ngkoni7320/
N'Kona7318/
Nkoona7317/
Nkound7314/
Nkeneh7314/
N'Koni738/
Nkcane736/
Nkeene735/
Nkhene735/
Nkoina734/
Nkonio733/
Nkouhn732/
Ngkona732/
N'Koun732/
Nkanie732/
Nkonna732/
Nkanne732/
Nko'na731/
Nkunee731/
Nnkane731/
Nkenee731/
Nkaene731/
Ngkane731/
N'Kane731/
Nkuine731/
Nkuong731/
Nkaane731/
Nkomje731/
Nkomni731/
Nkonha731/
Nkonni731/
Nkonoy731/
Nkoong731/
Nkotin731/
Nkeneu731/
Nkenie731/
Nkamne731/
Nkehne731/
Nkhoni731/
Nkohni731/
Nkoing731/
Nkkong731/
Nckane730/
Nkan671,345/
Nkhonyo67235/
Nkongni67154/
Nkganne6755/
Nkangue6751/
Nkeugne6725/
Nkougni6718/
N'Kouna6712/
Nkaanee6710/
Ngkaene675/
Nkhunje674/
Nkagnie674/
Nkamgne674/
Nkonova673/
Nkangne673/
Nkoonyi672/
Nkounyi672/
N'Kongi671/
Nkongoi671/
Nkhosin671/
N'Kagne671/
N'Kaney671/
N'Kogni671/
N'Konna671/
Nkumgne671/
Nkungeh671/
Nkungne671/
Nkahane671/
Nkongai671/
Nkongih671/
Nkonyoh671/
Nkoumni671/
Nkousin671/
Nkoutem671/
Nkeuney671/
Nkeunne671/
Nkamnje671/
Nkkunje671/
Nqukane671/
Nkhongi671/
Ngconge671/
Ngqonge671/

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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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  • 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 Nkone
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