Nkune Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5311:3,828717
South Africa5261:102,99912,461
Tanzania1581:335,07425,051
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
England181:3,095,448105,421
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Nkune (25) may also be a first name.

Nkune Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkune is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkune? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 299,328th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkune live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 3,828. In Lesotho Nkune is most prevalent in: Mokhotlong District, where 52 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 17 percent live and Maseru District, where 13 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Nkune exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 41 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.

Nkune Last Name Statistics demography

Nkune earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.98% less than the national average, earning R 147,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkuene91158/
Nkunge91157/
Nkunje9152/
Nkhune9141/
Nkeune9133/
Nkoune9112/
Nkuine911/
Nkunee911/
Nkun8923/
Nkuenee8345/
Nkeugne8325/
Nkhunje834/
Nkouneh831/
N'Koune831/
Nkumgne831/
Nkungeh831/
Nkungne831/
Nkeuney831/
Nkeunne831/
Nkkunje831/
Nkuna8080,259/
Nkone804,755/
Nkuni80812/
Nkine80382/
Nkuin8092/
Nkuny8039/
Nkaun8032/
Nkoun805/
Nkeun802/
Nkunj801/
Nkeungne772/
Nkoungue772/
Nkeungue772/
Nkuineth771/
Nnkuenee771/
Nkhuna731,674/
Nkungi731,636/
N'Kuna73219/
Nkouna73189/
Ncunge73147/
Nkueni73116/
Nkhuni73105/
Nkiene7381/
Nkhone7357/
Nkunyi7344/
Nkeuna7335/
Nkouni7330/
Nkuind7328/
Nkound7314/
Nkoene7311/
Nkinee738/
Nkonie737/
Ngkuna736/
Nkungh735/
Nkoone735/
N'Kuni734/
Nkunai734/
Nnkuna734/
Nkeuni734/
Ngkuni734/
Nccune733/
Nkunaa733/
Nkineh733/
Nkunha732/
Nkouhn732/
Ngkone732/
Nkuina732/
N'Koun732/
Nkauna732/
Nkonea731/
Ngkung731/
Nkutem731/
Nkonne731/
Nkinei731/
N'Kung731/
Nkueny731/
Nkinie731/
Nkunna731/
Nkoneh731/
Nckone730/
Nkon67653/
Nkougni6718/
N'Kouna6712/
Nkonneh674/
Ngcunge674/
Ngkuuna674/
Nkeugni673/
Nkounyi672/
Ngkauna672/
Nkoutem671/
Nkousin671/
Nkoumni671/
Nkunaya671/
N'Kungi671/
N'Kuina671/
N'Kueni671/
Nkeunna671/
Nkaunyo671/

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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 Nkune
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