Nankwenya Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nankwenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankwenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8101:21,1353,253
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nankwenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nankwenya is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankwenya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 422,566th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. Nankwenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nankwenya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Apart from Malawi this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Nankwenya Last Name Statistics demography

Nankwenya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

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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 Nankwenya
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