Nakwa Surname
Approximately 3,151 people bear this surname
Nakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,470 | 1:29,911 | 3,750 |
| South Africa | 224 | 1:241,865 | 24,757 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Thailand | 140 | 1:504,560 | 87,939 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Nakwa (63) may also be a first name.
Nakwa Demographics
Nakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakwa (Marathi: नाकवा) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 141,417th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,312,772 people. The last name Nakwa is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nakwa reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 63 people.
Nakwa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,470 people, or 1 in 29,911. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.
Nakwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nakwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Nakwa earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.97% more than the national average, earning R 306,492 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakwa in the Marathi language | ||
| नाकवा | nakava | 66.67 |
| नाखवा | nakhava | 22.22 |
| नकवा | nakava | 11.11 |
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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 Nakwa
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