Nikwe Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

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

Nikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1251:48,1586,140
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nikwe (25) may also be a first name.

Nikwe Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Nikwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 325,895th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,386,982 people. Nikwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nikwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name globally, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,125 people, or 1 in 48,158. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 88 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 5 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Nikwe is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Nikwe Last Name Statistics demography

Nikwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.26% less than the national average, earning R 103,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikhwe9153/
Nickwe914/
Noikwe911/
Naiskwe8315/
Nukwe80122/
Nigwe8077/
Nekwe8049/
Nikwa8039/
Nikue8011/
Nikwi804/
Njkwe801/
Naigwe73583/
Nnekwe73125/
Nnukwe7343/
Nikuee7333/
Naikwa7321/
Nikueh7320/
Nigwei739/
Nhukwe737/
Nuigwe735/
Nikuie735/
Nigwer734/
Ngikwi734/
Neukwe732/
Nekgwe732/
Nnigwe732/
Noikwa731/
Nekhwe731/
Noigwe731/
Nekwei731/
Niekue731/
Nikway731/
Ngigwe731/
Nedkwe731/
Nekwue731/
Naikue731/
Nukweh731/
Nekwet731/
Njkewe731/
Nigwea731/
Neigwe731/
Nigweh731/
Nnuekwe6763/
Naigweh6721/
Nikouee6713/
Nykwest6711/
Nikhwai676/
Nickoue674/
Ngehkwe672/
Gnikoue672/
Nnekwue672/
Nekw671/
Niokuea671/
Niqw671/
Nnaigwe671/
Nikouey671/
Nickque671/
Ngekwei671/
Ngekweh671/
Nehkwie671/
Naiggwe671/

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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 Nikwe
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