Nkotswe Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

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

Nkotswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkotswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1581:342,89731,680

Nkotswe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkotswe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkotswe? popularity and diffusion

Nkotswe is the 1,385,851st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. Nkotswe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkotswe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 342,897. In South Africa Nkotswe is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent live.

Nkotswe Last Name Statistics demography

Nkotswe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.44% less than the national average, earning R 210,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoswe922,430/
Nkhoswe861,638/
Nkotswi8668/
Nkatswe8631/
Nketswe861/
Nkutsweu806/
Nkhutswe801/
Nkoswa774/
Nkaswe772/
Nkutshweu75377/
Nkhutshwe7517/
Nkutshwey751/
Nkatswa7136/
Nkhoswa714/
Nkutswa711/
Nkhutshweu711/
Nkutshwa679/
Nkatshwa678/
Ngqotswa671/
Nkhatshwa636/
Nkhutshwa631/
Nkodzue571/
Nkhashwa531/
Ngcatswa531/

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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
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  • 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 Nkotswe
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