Nkawe Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkawe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkawe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkawe is the 2,909,720th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkawe are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 39 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Besides South Africa Nkawe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Nkawe Last Name Statistics demography

Nkawe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 522.77% more than the national average, earning R 1,479,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngkawe913/
N'Kawe911/
Nkaweu911/
Nkawep911/
Nkae8997/
Nkaw8931/
Nkawihe83209/
Nkaweah831/
Ngkawea831/
Nqawe80414/
Nkawa80408/
Nkaye80335/
Nkowe8090/
Nkewe8046/
Nkhae8026/
Nkaje8014/
Ngkae806/
Ncawe805/
Nkawi804/
N'Kae804/
Nkiwe804/
Nkaei802/
Nkaie802/
Ngcawe73264/
Nkaiwa7345/
N'Kawa7322/
Nkabee7321/
N'Kewe7314/
Ngkabe7311/
N'Kowe736/
Nkayie736/
Nkayeu734/
Ngkawi734/
Ngqawe733/
Nkabeh733/
Nkhaee733/
Nkhawa733/
Nkaawa733/
Nkaawi733/
Nkaaye732/
Nkayep732/
Nkaabe732/
N'Kaye731/
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Nkajeu731/
Nkhaye731/
Nkowea731/
Nkoa679,309/
Nkoe674,245/
Nkaj673,134/
Nkie672,779/
Nkhoswe671,638/
Nkau671,355/
Nkey67835/
Nkaa67807/
Nkue67670/
Nkay67487/
Nkea67479/
Nkai67470/
Nkee67384/
Nkeu67126/
Nkow6749/
Nkei6727/
N'Kouwe6714/
Ngkahae678/
Nkayawa678/
Nkojabe674/
Nkye674/
Nkawaya672/
Ncae671/
Nkaawii671/
Nkawuha671/
Nkaevai671/
Nkayaye671/
Nkayebe671/
Nkayiep671/
Nkhajeh671/
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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 Nkawe
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