Nqabene Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nqabene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqabene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Nqabene Last Name Facts

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

Nqabene is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqabene? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqabene reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent reside, Free State, where 33 percent reside and Gauteng, where 33 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nqabeni863,093/
Nqabane8616/
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Nkabane711,679/
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Nkabeni7195/
Nkabine7179/
Nqobeni7135/
Nkobene7129/
Ncabeni719/
Nqobane715/
Nqobeny711/
Nqebane711/
Nqaweni711/
Nqabini711/
Nkebene711/
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Nkabone711/
Ncabena711/
Ngqebane67114/
Ngqobeni6762/
Ngqobane6725/
Nkhabane6724/
Ngcabane6711/
Ngqaweni6710/
Nkaboine677/
Nqabanyi674/
Nkabinee671/
Ncaubane671/
Ngqabani671/
Ngcobene671/
Ngcabeni671/
Nkhabeni671/
Nkabhane671/
Nqobhane671/
Nkobenge671/
Nkabenay671/

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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 Nqabene
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