Nkawu Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nkawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4101:132,14115,426
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Zimbabwe1521:101,56714,271
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nkawu (62) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Kawu9141/
Nkawgu912/
Ngkawu912/
Nkawou911/
Nkaweu911/
Nkaawu911/
Ngkaewu833/
Nkawuha831/
Nkewu80434/
Nkowu8034/
Nkavu8029/
Nqawu801/
Nkaivu739/
Nkaabu735/
N'Kabu734/
Nkhavu733/
Nkabuh732/
Nkaavu731/
Nkabui731/
Nkowou731/
Nkeuwu731/
Nnkabu731/
Nkowuu731/
Ngcawu731/
Nkaibu731/
'Nkhabu671/
Nkhaubu671/
Nkouwou671/
Nkovu60188/
Nqavu6013/
Nkevu6011/
Nqewu601/
Nqabu601/
Ngqavu55208/
Ngqewu55110/
Nkoivu5515/
Nkobou5513/
Ngcavu559/
Nkobuh552/
Ngqabu551/
N'Kobou501/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis