Nkhuwa Surname
Approximately 11,530 people bear this surname
Nkhuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 10,082 | 1:1,572 | 225 |
| Malawi | 1,412 | 1:12,124 | 1,884 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nkhuwa (36) may also be a first name.
Nkhuwa Demographics
Average Nkhuwa Salary in
United States
$23,925 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nkhuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkhuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkhuwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkhuwa? popularity and diffusion
Nkhuwa is the 45,022nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 632,051 people. The last name Nkhuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkhuwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 36 people.
The surname Nkhuwa is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 10,082 people, or 1 in 1,572. In Zambia Nkhuwa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Province, where 61 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Zambia Nkhuwa is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Nkhuwa Last Name Statistics demography
Nkhuwa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning $23,925 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkhuwah | 92 | 53 | / |
| Nkhuwwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkuwa | 91 | 643 | / |
| Nchuwa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Nkouwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nkuwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Kuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchouwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nchuwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuchwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuwi | 73 | 3,219 | / |
| Nkuwo | 73 | 124 | / |
| Nkuwe | 73 | 67 | / |
| Nkuva | 73 | 54 | / |
| Nkiwa | 73 | 44 | / |
| Ncuwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nchouwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkowua | 67 | 366 | / |
| Nkuuwe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Njouwa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nchuba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ngcuwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkoowa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nkuiba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkeuba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkusua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkubha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchouwatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkauwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkushwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqhiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkkuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchouwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchouwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhiva | 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
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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 Nkhuwa
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