Nqethu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nqethu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Nqethu (4) may also be a first name.
Nqethu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nqethu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nqethu is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nqethu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqethu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nqethu is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 4 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,016,279. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Berea District, where 50 percent live and Maseru District, where 50 percent live. Barring Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngqethu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkqethu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nqetu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkethu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nqathu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngqathu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nketu | 73 | 1,215 | / |
| Nqatu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ncetu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkathu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nchetu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nketou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngketu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngqatu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkietu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhathu | 62 | 19 | / |
| Nchetou | 62 | 12 | / |
| Ngcathu | 62 | 11 | / |
| Ncheteu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nkotheu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkhothu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuteu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkeutou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkatu | 55 | 564 | / |
| Nkitu | 55 | 122 | / |
| Nkotu | 55 | 21 | / |
| Ncatu | 55 | 9 | / |
| Ncotu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Nchitu | 50 | 242 | / |
| Ngcatu | 50 | 116 | / |
| Nkhatu | 50 | 115 | / |
| Nkatau | 50 | 22 | / |
| Nkatou | 50 | 5 | / |
| Nkaatu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nkoteu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nkotuh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkotou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkohtu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkoitu | 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
- 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 Nqethu
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