Nakwi Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nakwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
India111:69,733,217610,955
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934

Nakwi (13) may also be a first name.

Nakwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakwi (Hindi: नकवी) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Nakwi live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nakwi is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 41 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 31 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 34 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhakwi91267/
Nakwii9129/
Nakwei917/
Nakwit912/
Nakwai912/
Naakwi911/
Nakhwi911/
Ngakwui831/
Nankwiy831/
Ngakwih831/
Nakwijt831/
Nakwuit831/
Nakwa803,151/
Nakui801,686/
Naqwi80752/
Nakwe8070/
Nokwi8019/
Nagwi8011/
Nekwi804/
Naankwoi771/
Nnakwe731,107/
Ngakwe73165/
Nhakwe7378/
Ngakui7368/
Nagwai7364/
Nnakwa7341/
Nakway7327/
Nakwaa7325/
Naikwa7321/
Nackwa7319/
Nekwai7310/
Naqwai735/
Nankwe735/
Nakwer734/
Nokwai733/
Nagwie733/
Nankui732/
Naquwi732/
Naakwa732/
Naikui732/
Naukwa732/
Naekwe732/
Naqwie731/
Nakqui731/
Nakkui731/
Naakwe731/
Nakgwe731/
Nekwei731/
Ngokwi731/
Naqwei731/
Nakwej731/
Nakwee731/
Nakuit731/
Nadkwe731/
Nahkui731/
Nakcwa731/
Noukwi731/
Nnaekwe67281/
Nnakwue67102/
Nangkui6726/
Nakhweh6718/
Naiskwe6715/
Ngokwai6713/
Naghwai6712/
Nounkwi677/
Nakwech675/
Ngakwey674/
Nnakwoa673/
Nnaukwa673/
Nahakwa671/
Nangwoi671/
Nakweha671/
Nehkwie671/
Ngokwei671/
Nnakwaa671/
Nhaukwa671/
Naagwai671/

Nakwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakwi in the Hindi language
नकवीnakavi-

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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 Nakwi
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