Nkovu Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Nkovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 188 | 1:288,179 | 28,102 |
Nkovu Demographics
Average Nkovu Salary in
South Africa
R 97,992
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkovu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nkovu.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkovu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkovu is the 1,235,409th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Nkovu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkovu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkovu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 288,179. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found.
Nkovu Last Name Statistics demography
Nkovu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.76% less than the national average, earning R 97,992 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoivu | 91 | 15 | / |
| Nkowu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nkavu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nkevu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nqovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngqovu | 73 | 84 | / |
| Nkobou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nkhavu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkobuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkowuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkawu | 60 | 922 | / |
| Nkewu | 60 | 434 | / |
| Nqevu | 60 | 269 | / |
| Nqavu | 60 | 13 | / |
| Ngqavu | 55 | 208 | / |
| N'Kawu | 55 | 41 | / |
| Ngcavu | 55 | 9 | / |
| Nkaabu | 55 | 5 | / |
| N'Kabu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ngkawu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nkawgu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nkabuh | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ngcobu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nqcobu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkaawu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkabui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ngqevu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nnkabu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaewu | 50 | 3 | / |
| 'Nkhabu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkawuha | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkovu
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