Nephawe Surname

173,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,473 people bear this surname

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

Nephawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nephawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4461:22,1502,804
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nephawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nephawe has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nephawe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,705th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,946,844 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nephawe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Nephawe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,446 people, or 1 in 22,150. In South Africa Nephawe is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and North West, where 2 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Nephawe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Nephawe Last Name Statistics demography

Nephawe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.99% less than the national average, earning R 178,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nephahwe9320/
Neaphawe931/
Nepawe9220/
Nephaw921/
Nepahwe866/
Nephowe861/
Nephawa861/
Neupawe861/
Nepae835/
Nephay775/
Napawe774/
Nepaye772/
Nephai771/
Nepawa771/
Nefawe771/
Nephie770/
Neepaye7128/
Noiphae7111/
Neephai713/
Niphawa711/
Nhipawe711/
Naephai711/
Neupave711/
Nehfawi711/
Neephoa711/
Nepay67144/
Nefae6785/
Nepai6723/
Naipawer6712/
Nepea677/
Nepau677/
Nepaa674/
Nepabhai673/
Nepei672/
Nepoe672/
Nepey671/
Nepaj671/
Netpower671/
Nhipaiwe671/

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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 Nephawe
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