Nkwaba Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Nkwaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Nkwaba Demographics
Average Nkwaba Salary in
South Africa
R 72,876
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkwaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkwaba is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwaba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwaba reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkwaba is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Barring South Africa Nkwaba exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.
Nkwaba Last Name Statistics demography
Nkwaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.33% less than the national average, earning R 72,876 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwabga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabi | 83 | 14,735 | / |
| Ngwaba | 83 | 1,203 | / |
| Nqwaba | 83 | 521 | / |
| Ncwaba | 83 | 355 | / |
| Nkweba | 83 | 288 | / |
| Nkwabe | 83 | 109 | / |
| Nkuaba | 83 | 35 | / |
| Nkwabo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nkwoba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ncwaiba | 77 | 119 | / |
| Ngcwaba | 77 | 32 | / |
| Ngwabaa | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ngwabah | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nkwabho | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngqwaba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngwabay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwuaba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwaaba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkgwabi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwabou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwampa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqcwaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuabaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabaya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ngwuabah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabi | 67 | 2,488 | / |
| Ngwabe | 67 | 1,748 | / |
| Ngbaba | 67 | 431 | / |
| Nkuabi | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ngweba | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ngwabo | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nguaba | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nkwebo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nqweba | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ncwabe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ncwabi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nqwabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkueba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuabe | 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 Nkwaba
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