Ntobeng Surname

170,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ntobeng Surname User-submission:

Ntobeng is a Pedi tribal surname in Limpopo province, Sekhukhune district, South Africa, which means 'pay me'. It originated in the time, when Ntobeng fought for the Maroteng people. When he came back from the battle, he said to Bapedi: ntobeng ka di swana marota (pay me with blck cows Marota).

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Ntobeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5041:21,6362,744
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ntobeng (860) may also be a first name.

Ntobeng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ntobeng is a Pedi tribal surname in Limpopo province, Sekhukhune district, South Africa, which means 'pay me'. It originated in the time, when Ntobeng fought for the Maroteng people. When he came back from the battle, he said to Bapedi: ntobeng ka di swana marota (pay me with blck cows Marota).

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Ntobeng Last Name Facts

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

Ntobeng is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntobeng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 170,322nd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,879,315 people. The last name Ntobeng occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntobeng live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ntobeng is also the 277,635th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 860 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,504 people, or 1 in 21,636. In South Africa Ntobeng is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Ntobeng Last Name Statistics demography

Ntobeng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.38% less than the national average, earning R 136,920 per year.

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Ntebeng862/
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Ntobuin711/
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