Nkomwe Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nkomwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkomwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia811:195,67812,934
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Nkomwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkomwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nkomwe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkomwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkomwe is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Nkomwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkomwe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 52 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 41 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia Nkomwe is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkomwa83121/
Nkumwe8322/
Nkemwe832/
Nkamwe831/
Nkoumbe7723/
Nkhombe775/
Nkhomwa772/
Nkombee771/
Nkombea771/
Nkoombe771/
Nkoumve771/
Nkoumwa771/
Nkamweha712/
Nkamwoue711/
Nkamwa67304/
Nkumue671/
Nkemue671/
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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 Nkomwe
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