Nkowani Surname

318,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nkowani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkowani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8411:18,8472,106
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nkowani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkowani occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nkowani.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkowani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 318,071st most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,191,628 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkowani live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 841 people, or 1 in 18,847. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 42 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent are found and Central Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Nkowani occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhowani931,066/
Nkowane86369/
Nkovani86113/
Nkobani8648/
Nkawani8622/
Nkewani8617/
Nkowana8614/
Nkoweni869/
Nkuwani861/
Nkouwana801/
Nkhuwani801/
Nkojwana801/
Nkhowana801/
Nkoshwane7528/
Nkawane71493/
Nkawana71442/
Nkabani71250/
Nkubani7187/
Nkovana7124/
Nkewane7118/
Nkuwane7117/
Nkovane7112/
Nkavani719/
Nkuwana713/
Ncawani713/
Nkaweni711/
Nkoveni711/
Nkoboni711/
Nqowane711/
Nkowene711/
Nkoiboni67652/
Ngqawani6720/
Nkhawane6713/
Ngqowana679/
Nkhawana672/
Nkuwange671/
Nkovheni671/
Nkujwana671/
Nqhovani671/
Nkhuboni671/
Nkawenyi671/

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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
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  • 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 Nkowani
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