Nephahwe Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nephahwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nephahwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094

Nephahwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nephahwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nephahwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nephahwe is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Nephahwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nephahwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Nephahwe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside.

Nephahwe Last Name Statistics demography

Nephahwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.58% less than the national average, earning R 53,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nephawe932,473/
Nepahwe936/
Neaphawe881/
Nepawe8620/
Nephaw861/
Nephowe801/
Nephawa801/
Neupawe801/
Nepae775/
Nephay715/
Napawe714/
Nepaye712/
Nepawa711/
Nefawe711/
Nephai711/
Nephie710/
Neepaye6728/
Noiphae6711/
Neephai673/
Naephai671/
Napehah671/
Niphawa671/
Neephoa671/
Niphajh671/
Neupave671/
Nehfawi671/
Nhipawe671/

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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 Nephahwe
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