Nkopi Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkopi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkopi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1031:19,7344,129
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Nkopi (82) may also be a first name.

Nkopi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkopi is most common in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkopi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkopi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkopi is the 1,491,356th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkopi reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkopi is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 82 people.

The last name Nkopi is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 19,734. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 64 percent are found, Maseru District, where 21 percent are found and Berea District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Nkopi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkopi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.14% less than the national average, earning R 49,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgopi911/
Nkoupi911/
Nkoppi911/
N'Kopi911/
Nkopio911/
Nkope80308/
Nkopa80301/
Nkapi8034/
Nqopi801/
Nkepi801/
Nkhope73247/
Nkapyi73148/
Nkophe73101/
Ngkope7315/
Nkepie738/
Nkapio734/
Nkopyo734/
Nkopea732/
Ngcopi731/
Nkoopa731/
Nkapei731/
Nkapie731/
Nqophi731/
Nkappi731/
Nkapit731/
Nkeupi731/
Nkoupe731/
Nkoppe731/
Nkoope731/
N'Kopa731/
Nkhopea67113/
Ngkaapi678/
Nkhopeh674/
Nkophyo672/
Nkhoope671/
Nkapith671/

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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 Nkopi
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