Nekwa Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Nekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nekwa (12) may also be a first name.
Nekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nekwa is most common in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nekwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nekwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nekwa is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nekwa are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nekwa is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The surname Nekwa is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngekwa | 91 | 27 | / |
| Nekwai | 91 | 10 | / |
| Neukwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nekway | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nekwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nnekwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gnekwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nekwaja | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nnaekwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neekway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nakwa | 80 | 3,151 | / |
| Nekua | 80 | 270 | / |
| Nekwe | 80 | 49 | / |
| Nikwa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nokwa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nekwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Neqwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nekwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Negwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nykwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Necwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnekwe | 73 | 125 | / |
| Neqway | 73 | 116 | / |
| Nnakwa | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nyokwa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Nakway | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nakwaa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Naikwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nackwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nhakwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ngecwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nokway | 73 | 10 | / |
| Neekua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nnegwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nnokwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nakwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nikhwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nokwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nokwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nakwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nehgwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nekgwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Negwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nakcwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nekwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nekwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nikway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nedkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neugwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nekwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naikwad | 67 | 151 | / |
| Nnekwuo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nikhwai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naykwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neankwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnaekwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngehkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnekwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngekwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngekweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehkwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngekwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngekwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekuhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnakwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Nekwa
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