Nkwae Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Nkwae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkwae Demographics
Average Nkwae Salary in
South Africa
R 58,956
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkwae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwae Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwae occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwae? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,067,497th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name Nkwae occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwae live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania Nkwae is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 97 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.
Nkwae Last Name Statistics demography
Nkwae earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.19% less than the national average, earning R 58,956 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwaee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaeyi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngwae | 80 | 192 | / |
| Nkweu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nkwajiep | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nkwayiep | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nkwahi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaee | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kwoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoeha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwayie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwojie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbae | 60 | 13 | / |
| Ngwoe | 60 | 10 | / |
| Ngweu | 60 | 6 | / |
| Nkuai | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nkuoe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahi | 55 | 164 | / |
| Ngwoua | 55 | 18 | / |
| Ncwahi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkuoeh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ngbaea | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nguaheu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoiji | 50 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbahe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngbayie | 50 | 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 Nkwae
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