Nkwa Surname
Approximately 3,544 people bear this surname
Nkwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,761 | 1:11,794 | 1,590 |
| Nigeria | 1,557 | 1:113,772 | 7,552 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkwa (445) may also be a first name.
Nkwa Demographics
Nkwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Nkwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwa occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkwa is the 127,936th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,056,305 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwa are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 406,288th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 445 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,761 people, or 1 in 11,794. In Cameroon Nkwa is most common in: Southwest Region, where 68 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Nkwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Nkwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.3% less than the national average, earning $18,425 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkhwa | 89 | 513 | / |
| Nkwah | 89 | 452 | / |
| Nkwai | 89 | 199 | / |
| Nkwaj | 89 | 56 | / |
| Nkwua | 89 | 36 | / |
| Nkwaa | 89 | 24 | / |
| Nkwas | 89 | 22 | / |
| Nkwad | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nkwea | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkway | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwash | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nenkwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nqukwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkwaha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkwaja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkwhoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkweha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkwass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwa'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwa | 75 | 27,338 | / |
| Nkwe | 75 | 5,892 | / |
| Nkwo | 75 | 4,960 | / |
| Nkua | 75 | 333 | / |
| Nqwa | 75 | 319 | / |
| Nkwi | 75 | 122 | / |
| Nkwy | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ncwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaach | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ningkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwah | 67 | 748 | / |
| Ngwai | 67 | 726 | / |
| Nkwuo | 67 | 475 | / |
| Nkwei | 67 | 171 | / |
| Nkweh | 67 | 121 | / |
| Nkwey | 67 | 112 | / |
| Nkwer | 67 | 110 | / |
| Nkgwe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Nkwoh | 67 | 88 | / |
| Nkwiy | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ngwad | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ngwau | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ngway | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ngwea | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ngwaa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkwot | 67 | 19 | / |
| N'Gwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkwee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nnkwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkweu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kwe | 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 Nkwa
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