Nteso Surname

267,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nteso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nteso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9201:58,8897,450
Lesotho5231:3,886734
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Nteso (61) may also be a first name.

Nteso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nteso is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nteso? popularity and diffusion

Nteso is the 267,533rd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,991,470 people. Nteso is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nteso live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nteso is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 61 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 920 people, or 1 in 58,889. In South Africa Nteso is mostly found in: Free State, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 45 percent reside and North West, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Nteso is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 36 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nteso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nteso last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Nteso earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.85% less than the national average, earning R 112,056 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntetso911/
Ntesou911/
Ntetsop831/
Ntetsho831/
Ntessou831/
Nteisho831/
Ntoso801,785/
Ntesa80607/
Ntezo80252/
Ntiso80120/
Ntejo8010/
Ntaso801/
Ntesha73601/
Ntosho73173/
Nthesa73131/
Ntesat7376/
Ntessa7363/
Ntesia7356/
Ntosso7340/
Ntisio7325/
Ntisos7317/
Ntosoh734/
Ntezou731/
Ntesah731/
Ntejou731/
Nteesa731/
Ntecho731/
Ntasho731/
Ntisou731/
Ntisios67159/
Ntitsos6738/
Ntassou674/
Nteesah671/
N'Tosso671/
Ntesseu671/
Nthetsa671/

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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 Nteso
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