Nkotjo Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkotjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkotjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho551:36,9566,531
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432

Nkotjo (16) may also be a first name.

Nkotjo Last Name Facts

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

Nkotjo is most common in Lesotho. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkotjo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkotjo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkotjo is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

Nkotjo is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 36,956. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 98 percent are found and Leribe District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent are found.

Nkotjo Last Name Statistics demography

Nkotjo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.35% less than the national average, earning R 96,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkojo91273/
Nkotso8352/
Nkodjo8320/
Nkojjo8314/
Nkoojo835/
Ngkojo833/
Nkoudjo774/
Nkoujou773/
N'Kodjo772/
Nkhotso772/
Nkodjou772/
Nkutjoy771/
Nkoutso771/
Nkoso736,154/
Nkoja73479/
Nkozo73155/
Nkoco734/
Nqojo731/
Nkoudjou7153/
Nkotya6798/
Nkosgo6736/
Nkooso6721/
Nqotso6717/
Nkotsa6710/
Nkodja676/
Nkosco674/
Nketja674/
Nkadjo673/
Nkohzo672/
N'Koso672/
Nkooza672/
Ngkoso672/
Nkotia671/
Nkojap671/
Nkodzo671/
Nkazoo671/
Nkosou671/
Nkajoh671/
Nkozoh671/
Nkozoa671/
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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
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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 Nkotjo
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