Nokeng Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nokeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Nokeng (19) may also be a first name.

Nokeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nokeng is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nokeng is the 6,360,413th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Nokeng are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

The surname Nokeng is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Excluding South Africa Nokeng is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Malaysia, where 22 percent live.

Nokeng Last Name Statistics demography

Nokeng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.92% less than the national average, earning R 2,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngokeng92219/
Nookeng921/
Ngoukeng8669/
Noikaeng861/
Nakeng83926/
Noking8332/
Nekeng8317/
Nukeng8311/
Nokenke77139/
Nekoeng7742/
Ngukeng7725/
Ngakeng7710/
Noiking771/
Nukueng771/
Nakieng771/
Nuikeng771/
Nocking771/
Noknk733/
Nockking7112/
Nuocheng711/
Naking6725/
Nuking6723/
Neking675/
Noukingue671/

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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 Nokeng
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