Nkuwa Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkuwa (11) may also be a first name.

Nkuwa Last Name Facts

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

Nkuwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 509,082nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkuwa live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 11 people.

The surname Nkuwa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 131,693. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Nkuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Nkuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.78% less than the national average, earning R 57,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhuwa9111,530/
Nkouwa9120/
Nkuwah911/
Nkeuwa911/
Nkuiwa911/
Nkuewa911/
N'Kuwa911/
Nkhuwah8353/
Nkeuwat831/
Nkouwaa831/
Nkuchwa831/
N'Kouwa831/
Nkhuwwa831/
Nkuwi803,219/
Nkuwo80124/
Nkuwe8067/
Nkuva8054/
Nkiwa8044/
Ncuwa806/
Nkowua73366/
Nkuuwe7352/
Ngcuwa7329/
Nkoowa7315/
Nkubah7315/
Nkuiba7311/
Nkeuba737/
Nkusua734/
Nkubha733/
Nkkuba731/
Nkowea731/
Nkiewa731/
Nkauwo731/
Nkowah731/
Nkouwo731/
Nkushwaha711/
Nqukuva6726/
N'Kouwe6714/
Ngkouwo672/
Nqukuba671/
Nkusuap671/
Nkouwou671/

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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 Nkuwa
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