Nkhwengwe Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Nkhwengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 77 | 1:205,843 | 13,311 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Nkhwengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkhwengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkhwengwe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkhwengwe? popularity and diffusion
Nkhwengwe is the 2,136,387th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkhwengwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zambia Nkhwengwe is most prevalent in: Eastern Province, where 99 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Nkhwengwe
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