Nkope Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

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

Nkope Surname Definition:

Nkope is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: eyelid.

Nkope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2501:216,71122,792
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nkope (141) may also be a first name.

Nkope Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nkope is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: eyelid.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nkope Last Name Facts

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

Nkope is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkope? popularity and diffusion

It is the 876,631st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkope live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 778,371st most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 141 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 216,711. In South Africa Nkope is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Nkope Last Name Statistics demography

Nkope earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.81% less than the national average, earning R 97,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkope
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