Nqaphane Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nqaphane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqaphane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho481:42,3457,084
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nqhaphane941/
Nqapane931/
Nkapane803/
Nkhapane7548/
Nkgapane757/
Ncaphani752/
Nkophane751/
Nkapan711/
Nkopane674,745/
Nkafane6797/
Nkepane6776/
Nkapana6718/
Nkappan679/
Ncapani675/
Nqafani672/
Ncapana671/
Nkapene671/
Nkapain671/
Nkaapana631/
Nkapeani631/
Ncapanyi631/
Ncapheni631/
Ngcapheni591/
Nkopan572/
Nkefane5342/
Nkopone5322/
Nkopani5313/
Nkofane535/
Nkapong531/
Ncofane531/
Ncopana531/
Nkopana531/
Ncopheni503/
Nkafoune502/
Nkopheni502/
Ngcapeni501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nqaphane
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