Nkawu Surname
Approximately 922 people bear this surname
Nkawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 410 | 1:132,141 | 15,426 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Zimbabwe | 152 | 1:101,567 | 14,271 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Nkawu (62) may also be a first name.
Nkawu Demographics
Average Nkawu Salary in
South Africa
R 81,000
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkawu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkawu? popularity and diffusion
Nkawu is the 385,337th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. The last name Nkawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkawu live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 132,141. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent reside, Western Cape, where 9 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside.
Nkawu Last Name Statistics demography
Nkawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.91% less than the national average, earning R 81,000 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Kawu | 91 | 41 | / |
| Nkawgu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ngkawu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkawou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkaawu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaewu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkawuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkewu | 80 | 434 | / |
| Nkowu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nkavu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nqawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkaivu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nkaabu | 73 | 5 | / |
| N'Kabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkhavu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkabuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkaavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkabui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnkabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkowuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngcawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| 'Nkhabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhaubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkovu | 60 | 188 | / |
| Nqavu | 60 | 13 | / |
| Nkevu | 60 | 11 | / |
| Nqewu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nqabu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngqavu | 55 | 208 | / |
| Ngqewu | 55 | 110 | / |
| Nkoivu | 55 | 15 | / |
| Nkobou | 55 | 13 | / |
| Ngcavu | 55 | 9 | / |
| Nkobuh | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ngqabu | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Kobou | 50 | 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
- 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 Nkawu
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