Nkwabi Surname

35,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania14,7051:3,600496
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Nkwabi (5,507) may also be a first name.

Nkwabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkwabi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,809th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 494,574 people. The last name Nkwabi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwabi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 90,491st most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 5,507 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 14,705 people, or 1 in 3,600. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 18 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Nkwabi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwabi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.62% less than the national average, earning R 22,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgwabi922/
Nkwabei921/
Ngwabi832,488/
Nkwebi83127/
Nkwabe83109/
Nkuabi8363/
Nkwaba8352/
Ncwabi835/
Ngwabit7733/
Ngwabiy7723/
Nkwebie7717/
Nkwobio774/
Ngweabi774/
Nkhwabe772/
Ngwahbi772/
Nkwampi771/
Nkwabeu771/
Nkwabeh771/
Ngwabih771/
Ngwaabi771/
Ngwabije71485/
Ngwabe671,748/
Ngwaba671,203/
Ncwaba67355/
Nkwebe67169/
Ngwavi67143/
Nguabi67114/
Nkuaba6735/
Ngbabi6727/
Ncwabe6711/
Ngwebi679/
Nkwoba672/
Nqwabe671/
Ngwobi671/
Nkuabe671/
Nqwebi671/
Nkuebi671/

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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 Nkwabi
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