Nkhwayi Surname
1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Nkhwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwayi | 92 | 78 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nqkwayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwai | 83 | 199 | / |
| Nkway | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwaya | 77 | 182 | / |
| Njwayi | 77 | 81 | / |
| Nkweyi | 77 | 66 | / |
| Nkwayu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nkwaye | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ncwayi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nqwayi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwayi | 71 | 193 | / |
| Nkhwawe | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ngqwayi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkwhaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwei | 67 | 171 | / |
| Nkwey | 67 | 112 | / |
| Nkwaj | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nkwea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoy | 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 Nkhwayi
- 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