Nkoyana Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Nkoyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Nkoyana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkoyana is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkoyana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoyana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Nkoyana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoyana are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, Limpopo, where 43 percent reside and North West, where 5 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent reside.

Nkoyana Last Name Statistics demography

Nkoyana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.05% less than the national average, earning R 128,196 per year.

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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 Nkoyana
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