Nkophe Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Nkophe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkophe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1011:536,41342,583

Nkophe (13) may also be a first name.

Nkophe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkophe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkophe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkophe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkophe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkophe is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename on earth, held by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 536,413. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 50 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 39 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found.

Nkophe Last Name Statistics demography

Nkophe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.63% less than the national average, earning R 162,480 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkope91308/
Nkhope83247/
Ngkope8315/
Nkaphe837/
Nkopea832/
Nkoupe831/
Nkoppe831/
Nkoope831/
Nkop80761/
Nkhopea77113/
Nkhaphe77104/
Nkhopeh774/
Nkophyo772/
Nkhoope771/
Nkopa73301/
Nkape73164/
Nkepe73154/
Nkopi73141/
Nkoup733/
Nkopf731/
Nkoop731/
Ncope731/
Nkhopeea713/
Ncaphe6751/
Nkhape6739/
Nqephe6729/
Nkgape6723/
Nkepie678/
Nqopha677/
Nkopyo674/
Nqaphe674/
Ngcope672/
Nkoopa671/
Nkepfe671/
Ngkepe671/
Nkopio671/
Hnkovh671/
Nqoepe671/
N'Kopa671/
N'Kopi671/
Nkoppi671/
Nkoupi671/
Ncopha671/
Nkapeh671/
Nkapie671/
Nkappe671/
Nqophi671/
Nkapei671/
Nkgopi671/
Nkhepe671/
Ncoepe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nkophe
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