Nikhwe Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Nikhwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikhwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590

Nikhwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikhwe is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikhwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nikhwe is the 2,661,929th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Nikhwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nikhwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nikhwe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 68 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found.

Nikhwe Last Name Statistics demography

Nikhwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.84% less than the national average, earning R 64,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikwe911,141/
Nikhwa834/
Nickwe834/
Nekhwe831/
Noikwe831/
Nikhwai776/
Nyokhwe773/
Nekwe7349/
Nikwi734/
Nikbe732/
Njkwe731/
Nichwiej711/
Niechwiej67365/
Nnekwe67125/
Nikbey67103/
Nikbeh6714/
Nikves672/
Neekhw671/
Nekhbe671/
Nekwei671/
Nikway671/
Nichue671/
Njkewe671/

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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 Nikhwe
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