Nekwaya Surname
Approximately 2,334 people bear this surname
Nekwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 2,313 | 1:1,042 | 124 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Nekwaya (31) may also be a first name.
Nekwaya Demographics
Average Nekwaya Salary in
South Africa
R 2,436
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nekwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nekwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nekwaya is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Nekwaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nekwaya? popularity and diffusion
Nekwaya is the 182,166th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,122,342 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nekwaya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 31 people.
The last name Nekwaya is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 2,313 people, or 1 in 1,042. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 21 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 17 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Namibia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Nekwaya Last Name Statistics demography
Nekwaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.97% less than the national average, earning R 2,436 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nekway | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nekwayaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaya | 86 | 117 | / |
| Nekwaja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Neekway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nekweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nekwayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neqway | 77 | 116 | / |
| Nakway | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nokway | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nekwai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nekwye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nikway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakweya | 71 | 203 | / |
| Nokwayi | 71 | 114 | / |
| Nakwiya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nagwaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nokwayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakuaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nygwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nekuaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nogwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nekwiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naggwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nakwooya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neequaya | 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
- 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 Nekwaya
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