Nkingwa Surname
Approximately 3,507 people bear this surname
Nkingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,505 | 1:15,105 | 1,958 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkingwa (655) may also be a first name.
Nkingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkingwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nkingwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkingwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 129,095th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,078,000 people. The last name Nkingwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkingwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nkingwa is also the 324,429th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 655 people.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,505 people, or 1 in 15,105. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 24 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 22 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nking'wa | 93 | 85 | / |
| Nkuingwa | 93 | 28 | / |
| Nkiengwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nkengwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ncingwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nqingwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkingwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkuengwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkingwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkuinkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkaengwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nching'wa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nkengua | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nkingue | 71 | 20 | / |
| Nkengwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nkingui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkengwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngqngwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkengwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchengwa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ngcengwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nchingwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncengway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqengqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkehngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkengwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkengbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkemngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqungwa | 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 Nkingwa
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