Nkopa Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1901:10,6982,423
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Nkopa (92) may also be a first name.

Nkopa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkopa occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkopa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 891,661st most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name Nkopa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkopa reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 92 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 10,698. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 73 percent live, Berea District, where 11 percent live and Maseru District, where 10 percent live. Other than Lesotho Nkopa is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Nkopa Last Name Statistics demography

Nkopa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.13% less than the national average, earning R 94,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkopea912/
Nkoopa911/
N'Kopa911/
Nkhopea83113/
Nkopo80730/
Nkope80308/
Nkopi80141/
Nkapa8040/
Nqopa8038/
Nkepa802/
Nkhopeea773/
Nkhope73247/
Nkophe73101/
Nkhopo7359/
Nkopho7340/
Ngkope7315/
Nqopha737/
Nkopyo734/
Ngkapa733/
Nkopou732/
Nkaapa732/
Nkapaa732/
Nkoppe731/
Ncopha731/
Nkgopo731/
Nkgopi731/
Nkepau731/
Nkoupi731/
Nkoupe731/
Nkoppi731/
Nkopgo731/
Nkoope731/
N'Kopi731/
Nkopio731/
Nkapop731/
Nkgapha6718/
Nkhapha6716/
Ngkaapa678/
Nkhopeh674/
Nkophyo672/
Nkhoope671/
Nkoupot671/

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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 Nkopa
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