Nqobe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nqobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Nqobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nqobe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqobe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Nqobe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqobe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nqobe is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 42 percent live, North West, where 33 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa Nqobe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 11 percent live and Botswana, where 4 percent live.

Nqobe Last Name Statistics demography

Nqobe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.81% less than the national average, earning R 45,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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  • 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 Nqobe
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