Nqeleni Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nqeleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqeleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Nqeleni (14) may also be a first name.

Nqeleni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nqeleni occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqeleni? popularity and diffusion

Nqeleni is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqeleni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Nqeleni is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Quthing District, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho Nqeleni occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent reside.

Nqeleni Last Name Statistics demography

Nqeleni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.4% less than the national average, earning R 136,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngqeleni931,090/
Nqgeleni931/
Nqueleni931/
Nkeleni8621/
Nqelene869/
Nqileni861/
Nkehleni8030/
Ngceleni803/
Ngqelene801/
Nkelenge6721/
Nkelingi671/
Nkilengi671/
Nkilingi539/

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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 Nqeleni
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