Nkopo Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nkopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6361:85,18510,478
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Nkopo (187) may also be a first name.

Nkopo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkopo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkopo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 462,174th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. The last name Nkopo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkopo live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 665,130th most common given name in the world, borne by 187 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 85,185. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Botswana, where 4 percent live.

Nkopo Last Name Statistics demography

Nkopo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.38% less than the national average, earning R 193,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhopo9159/
Nkopho9140/
Nkopou912/
Nkgopo911/
Nkopgo911/
Nkoupot831/
Nkopa80301/
Nkepo80230/
Nkapo8048/
Ncopo8046/
Nkuipo7317/
Ngcopo733/
Nkepoh733/
Ncopho732/
Ngkapo732/
Nkoopa731/
Nhkapo731/
N'Kopa731/
Nkapop731/
Nkuipou6718/
Ngcopoo671/
Nkapooh671/
Ncapo6052/
Nkapa6040/
Nqopa6038/
Nkepa602/
Nqopha557/
Ngkapa553/
Ngcapo552/
Nkaapa552/
Nkapaa552/
Nhcapo552/
Ncopha551/
Nkgapha5018/
Nkhapha5016/
Ngkaapa508/
Nkapfeu502/
Nkhapho501/
Nkepfeu501/

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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 Nkopo
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