Nkawa Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Cameroon1501:138,46015,452
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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 surname Nkawa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkawa is the 716,247th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. The surname Nkawa 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 held given name globally, borne by 14 people.

The surname Nkawa is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

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Nkhawa913/
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Nqawa8036/
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Nkawo8023/
Nkawi804/
Nkhashwa771/
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Ngcawa7386/
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Nkouwa7320/
Nkojwa7320/
Nkajua7317/
Nkoowa7315/
Nkaabi7313/
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Ngkawi734/
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Nqawaz731/
N'Kowa731/
Nkuiwa731/
Nkahwo731/
Nkowah731/
Nkeuwa731/
Nkauwo731/
Nkawep731/
Nkawou731/
Nkawihe67209/
Nkahaba677/
Nkhoswa674/
Nkaawii671/
Ngkaewo671/
N'Kouwa671/
Nkabaha671/
Nkaevai671/
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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 Nkawa
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