Nogoni Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nogoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nogoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nogoni (13) may also be a first name.

Nogoni Last Name Facts

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

Nogoni is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nogoni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Nogoni occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Nogoni reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nogoni is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 83 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 11 percent live and Western Cape, where 6 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Nogoni Last Name Statistics demography

Nogoni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.63% less than the national average, earning R 112,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nogonai921/
Nongouni865/
Nougouni862/
Nogonais861/
Nagoni83207/
Nogone8344/
Nogani8315/
Nogona838/
Noughogni801/
Noghani77662/
Naghoni77134/
Nongone7741/
Nogonay7713/
Nougani775/
Nagouni774/
Ngogone771/
Gnagoni771/
Nagonni771/
Nagonii771/
Nogonoa771/
Naggoni771/
Noganis770/
Nogoń731/
Gnagouni7117/
Nangouni7114/
Noughani713/
Ngougani711/
Noghanni711/
Noghogne711/
Nougagni711/
Nougogne711/
Nangongi711/
Nangonyi711/
Nanghoni711/
Nango'ni711/
Nagounni711/
Nagani674,559/
Nagone67419/
Nagona67370/
Nonnganoi6774/
Nogane6769/
Nogana6764/
Noganh678/
Nougougne672/
Nogotinne671/

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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 Nogoni
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