Nkuwe Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Nkuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkuwe (10) may also be a first name.
Nkuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkuwe is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkuwe? popularity and diffusion
Nkuwe is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Nkuwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkuwe live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 36 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 34 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkuuwe | 91 | 52 | / |
| N'Kouwe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nkuwi | 80 | 3,219 | / |
| Nkuwa | 80 | 643 | / |
| Nkowe | 80 | 90 | / |
| Nkiwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkhuw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkuve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuwa | 73 | 11,530 | / |
| Ngcuwe | 73 | 62 | / |
| Nkouwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nkeube | 73 | 11 | / |
| N'Kowe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngkube | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkowea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuver | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuchue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nkeubeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkhuwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kouwa | 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 Nkuwe
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