Nqhesi Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nqhesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqhesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1241:16,3923,540
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nqhesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nqhesi is most common in Lesotho. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqhesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname Nqhesi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqhesi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 16,392. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Berea District, where 44 percent are found, Leribe District, where 32 percent are found and Maseru District, where 23 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nqesi915/
Nchesi83108/
Nqhese833/
Nkhesi832/
Ngqhosi776/
Nkesi73897/
Nqasi732/
Nqosi731/
Nkhasi671,151/
Nkhosi67595/
Nqashi6796/
Ngqosi6753/
Nkeshi6753/
Nkiesi6752/
Nqashe6737/
Nkessi6729/
Nkeasi6727/
Nchese6720/
Nchisi6715/
Nqishe677/
Ngqasi673/
Nqhase673/
Nkhese673/
Ncheji672/
Nqoshi671/
Nkeisi671/
Ngqegi671/
Nqitsi671/
Nqishi671/
Nqhazi671/
Ngqese671/

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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 Nqhesi
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