Nkhoswa Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nkhoswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoswa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nkhowa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkhoswe | 86 | 1,638 | / |
| Nkheswa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkowa | 83 | 281 | / |
| Nkhashwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoswe | 77 | 2,430 | / |
| Nkuswa | 77 | 410 | / |
| Nkowua | 77 | 366 | / |
| Nkosua | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nkojwa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nkouwa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nkoowa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nkhawa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkowea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkohwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkhowo | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Kowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkhatshwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nkotswe | 71 | 158 | / |
| Nkotswi | 71 | 68 | / |
| N'Kouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkutswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkuchwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkachwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkawa | 67 | 408 | / |
| Nkova | 67 | 209 | / |
| Nkowo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Nkutshwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ncowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqotswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqowa | 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 Nkhoswa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis