Nokoane Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nokoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3741:144,86016,543
Lesotho1401:14,5183,187
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Nokoane (57) may also be a first name.

Nokoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nokoane is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokoane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 601,015th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,095,833 people. Nokoane occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nokoane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 57 people.

The last name Nokoane is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 144,860. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 41 percent are found, Gauteng, where 40 percent are found and Free State, where 13 percent are found. Beside South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 27 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Nokoane Last Name Statistics demography

Nokoane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.25% less than the national average, earning R 177,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ngokoane9331/
Nnokoane9324/
Nokoanee931/
Nokoan921/
Nokoana8626/
Nokaone861/
Nekoane861/
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Noukouan8022/
Ngocoane801/
Nokaeane801/
Nokouang801/
Nokoaing801/
Ngnakoane751/
Nakoyian674/
Naqoeane674/
'Nukoana671/
Nokhoham671/
Nakoanna671/
Ngakouani634/
Nokkaeonoi5931/
Nakosiyani591/
Nakaone5751/
Nokauam572/
Nakauan571/
Naqoaan571/
Nakoyon571/
Nakohoun5334/
Nakohona531/
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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 Nokoane
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