Nkengwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nkengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Nkengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkengwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkengwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkengwa is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Nkengwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkengwa are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Nkengwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Nkengwa is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 80 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Nkengwa exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkuengwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nkaengwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkiengwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkingwa | 86 | 3,507 | / |
| Nkengua | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nkengwe | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nkengwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkengwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nking'wa | 80 | 85 | / |
| Nchengwa | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nkuingwa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ngcengwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nkehegwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ncengway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nqengqwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkehngwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkengwuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkengbah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkemngwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkemngwet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkengue | 71 | 6,080 | / |
| Ncingwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkengui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncengua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngqngwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkingwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkenkwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkengbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkengoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkeungue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkenkgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkingwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuinkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchengwe | 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
- 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 Nkengwa
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