Nikiwe Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

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

Nikiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nikiwe (14,460) may also be a first name.

Nikiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikiwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nikiwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 47,572nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 14,460 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 404,311. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Free State, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Nikiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Nikiwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning R 259,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nukiwe835/
Nekiwe835/
Nikawe831/
Nikiwa831/
Nikiwi831/
Nikoibe771/
Nikew731/
Neshkiwe7118/
Nikivesh711/
Nikiva6714/
Nukuwe672/
Nikave671/
Nikebe671/
Nitkewecz671/
Njkewe671/
Nekewe671/

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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 Nikiwe
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