Nokele Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

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

Nokele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5481:98,86411,998
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nokele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nokele is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 538,129th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nokele are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 548 people, or 1 in 98,864. In South Africa Nokele is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 7 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Nokele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nokele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nokele surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nokele Last Name Statistics demography

Nokele earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.82% more than the national average, earning R 287,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nokhele92416/
Ngokele92130/
Nokeley926/
Nokelle924/
Noukele921/
Nokle9116/
Noukeleu862/
Ngoukele861/
Nokela83237/
Nakele83112/
Nokole8382/
Noukle8373/
Nekele8347/
Nokile8320/
Nokale835/
Nokeli835/
Nocele835/
Nockle831/
Noqele831/
Nokely830/
Nakhele77342/
Nakiele7786/
Noquele7749/
Ngukele7729/
Nochele7729/
Noukela7727/
Noukile7712/
Noikela779/
Nakoele774/
Nookela773/
Nakelee772/
Ngokeli772/
Ngakele772/
Nakeule772/
Naukele772/
Neukele771/
Noukely771/
Nakeleh771/
Nekeule771/
Nockely771/
Ngokile771/
Nekhele771/
Nakkele771/
Nakeele771/
Nekiele771/
Negkele771/
Nodkile771/
Nokhela771/
Naketle771/
Nockeli771/
Ngokhel771/
Necoele770/
Nakle73501/
Nocle7325/
Nnaekele7119/
Nekealey712/
Noquelle712/
Nakheleh711/
Nakeless711/
Nuckeles711/
Nakaelei711/
Nokhahle711/
Nakale677,567/
Nakeli671,605/
Nakhle671,023/
Nakile67260/
Nokali67172/
Nakole67123/
Nekile6788/
Noceli6742/
Necole6738/
Nakhel6733/
Nakela6731/
Nacole6723/
Nukeli6718/
Nukela6718/
Noucle6716/
Nekole6714/
Noqule6712/
Nokoli6711/
Neukeuleu678/
Nokila678/
Nahkle677/
Nekale676/
Nokhil675/
Nokalj673/
Nakelh672/
Nakely672/
Nekeli671/
Nackle671/
Neqele671/
Necale671/
Nuqele671/
Nukile671/
Noukaleuh671/
Nokhilets671/

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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 Nokele
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