Nqaphane Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Nqaphane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 48 | 1:42,345 | 7,084 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Nqaphane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nqaphane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nqaphane is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nqaphane.
How Common Is The Last Name Nqaphane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqaphane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 42,345. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Berea District, where 83 percent live, Mokhotlong District, where 10 percent live and Leribe District, where 6 percent live. Besides Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nqhaphane | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nqapane | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkapane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkhapane | 75 | 48 | / |
| Nkgapane | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ncaphani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkophane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkapan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkopane | 67 | 4,745 | / |
| Nkafane | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nkepane | 67 | 76 | / |
| Nkapana | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkappan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ncapani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nqafani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncapana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkapene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkapain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaapana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkapeani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ncapanyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ncapheni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngcapheni | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nkopan | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nkefane | 53 | 42 | / |
| Nkopone | 53 | 22 | / |
| Nkopani | 53 | 13 | / |
| Nkofane | 53 | 5 | / |
| Nkapong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ncofane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ncopana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkopana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ncopheni | 50 | 3 | / |
| Nkafoune | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nkopheni | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ngcapeni | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Nqaphane
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