Nekwai Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Nekwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nekwayi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nekwa | 91 | 97 | / |
| Nekwi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ngekwa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Neukwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nekway | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nokwai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nekwah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nnekwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nakwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nekwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gnekwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nekwaya | 77 | 2,334 | / |
| Nokwayi | 77 | 114 | / |
| Ngekwie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nikhwai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nakwaji | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nekwaja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nekweya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nekwiye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nehkwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neekway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngekwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngekwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnaekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakwa | 73 | 3,151 | / |
| Nekua | 73 | 270 | / |
| Nekui | 73 | 207 | / |
| Nakwi | 73 | 76 | / |
| Nekwe | 73 | 49 | / |
| Nikwa | 73 | 39 | / |
| Nokwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nokwi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Neqwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nikwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Negwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nykwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Necwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhakwi | 67 | 267 | / |
| Nnekwe | 67 | 125 | / |
| Neagui | 67 | 118 | / |
| Neqway | 67 | 116 | / |
| Nekuie | 67 | 78 | / |
| Nagwai | 67 | 64 | / |
| Nnakwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nyokwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nakwii | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nakway | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nakwaa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Naikwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nackwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nhakwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ngecwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nokway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Neekua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nakwei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nnegwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naqwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nakwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnokwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nikhwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngikwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nekwye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nekuhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neukui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nokwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nekgwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nehgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naakwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neukwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nekhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naakwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngegwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakcwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Negwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekwayaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neikui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neugwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nedkwe | 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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- 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 Nekwai
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