Nkuwa Surname
Approximately 643 people bear this surname
Nkuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 561 | 1:131,693 | 14,109 |
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkuwa (11) may also be a first name.
Nkuwa Demographics
Average Nkuwa Salary in
South Africa
R 57,564
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkuwa is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 509,082nd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkuwa reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 131,693. Besides The DR Congo Nkuwa exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkhuwa | 91 | 11,530 | / |
| Nkouwa | 91 | 20 | / |
| Nkuwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkuewa | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Kuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuwah | 83 | 53 | / |
| Nkeuwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuchwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuwwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuwi | 80 | 3,219 | / |
| Nkuwo | 80 | 124 | / |
| Nkuwe | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nkuva | 80 | 54 | / |
| Nkiwa | 80 | 44 | / |
| Ncuwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkowua | 73 | 366 | / |
| Nkuuwe | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ngcuwa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Nkoowa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nkubah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nkuiba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nkeuba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkusua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkubha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkkuba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkowea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkauwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkushwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqukuva | 67 | 26 | / |
| N'Kouwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngkouwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqukuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkusuap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwou | 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 Nkuwa
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