Nqete Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nqete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Nqete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nqete is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nqete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqete? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqete reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 203,256. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngqete911/
Nqethe911/
Nqhethe831/
Nkete801,151/
Ncete8081/
Nqate809/
Nqote809/
Nqeta801/
Nqeed801/
Ngcete73241/
Nkethe7361/
Nketeh7348/
Nchete7321/
Nkaete7317/
Ncethe7316/
Nkette7312/
Nquate737/
Nkoete735/
Nkiete735/
Nketje732/
Nkhete732/
Nketea731/
Nkcete731/
Ngqote731/
Nket6791/
Ngcethe6758/
Nkaette6745/
Nquetta6717/
Nkaetie674/
Nqyt671/
Nketjhe671/
Nkeuteu671/
Ncheteh671/

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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 Nqete
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