Nkiwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nkiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkiwe (14) may also be a first name.
Nkiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkiwe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkiwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nkiwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkiwe reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nkiwe is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename on earth It is held by 14 people.
Nkiwe is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkuwe | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nkewe | 80 | 46 | / |
| Nkawe | 80 | 45 | / |
| Nkiwa | 80 | 44 | / |
| Nqiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkiwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkijijwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuuwe | 73 | 52 | / |
| Nkaiwa | 73 | 45 | / |
| N'Kewe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ngkawe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nchiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkewep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeibeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| N'Kouwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nkew | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkewehe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkeiywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaiwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaweah | 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 Nkiwe
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