Nkawa Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Nkawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Cameroon | 150 | 1:138,460 | 15,452 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkawa (14) may also be a first name.
Nkawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkawa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nkawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 716,247th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkawa reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nkawa is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 37 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkaiwa | 91 | 45 | / |
| N'Kawa | 91 | 22 | / |
| Nkaawa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkawah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkhawa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nkawas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkawaya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkeawah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkawuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkachwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngkawea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkewa | 80 | 313 | / |
| Nkowa | 80 | 281 | / |
| Nkawe | 80 | 45 | / |
| Nqawa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nkava | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nkawo | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nkawi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkhashwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqawah | 73 | 224 | / |
| Ngcawa | 73 | 86 | / |
| Ngqawa | 73 | 55 | / |
| Nkouwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nkojwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nkajua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nkoowa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nkaabi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nkewah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nkavai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkoswa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkaawo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngkawi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkaawi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngkawe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkaabe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkabay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkohwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqawga | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkasua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkahwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkauwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkawep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkawihe | 67 | 209 | / |
| Nkahaba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkhoswa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkaawii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkabaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaevai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaiwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkajuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkawa
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