Nomvethe Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

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

Nomvethe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nomvethe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nomvethe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nomvethe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nomvethe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nomvethe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa Nomvethe is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Nomvethe Last Name Statistics demography

Nomvethe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning R 208,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nomvete93889/
Nomuethe882/
Nomvethi881/
Nomuete803/
Nonvete801/
Nomveta801/
Ngombete7542/
Nambethe751/
Nombet714/
Ngoumbete711/
Namwete67387/
Nambete676/
Noumbet674/
Nombety672/
Nomviti672/

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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
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  • 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 Nomvethe
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