Nkwah Surname
Approximately 452 people bear this surname
Nkwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 416 | 1:49,926 | 6,536 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Nkwah (39) may also be a first name.
Nkwah Demographics
Average Nkwah Salary in
United States
$46,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nkwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwah has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 663,740th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkwah live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 49,926. In Cameroon Nkwah is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 57 percent live, Southwest Region, where 27 percent live and Centre Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Nkwah exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Nkwah Last Name Statistics demography
Nkwah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwash | 91 | 21 | / |
| Nkwaha | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nkwa | 89 | 3,544 | / |
| Nkwaach | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkwuaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwah | 80 | 748 | / |
| Nkwai | 80 | 199 | / |
| Nkwoh | 80 | 88 | / |
| Nkwaj | 80 | 56 | / |
| Nkwua | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nkwaa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nkwas | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nkwad | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkwea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaah | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ngwaha | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nkwuoh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngwahu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nenkwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nqukwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngweah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkwhoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nngwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwa'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwa | 67 | 27,338 | / |
| Nkwo | 67 | 4,960 | / |
| Nkua | 67 | 333 | / |
| Nqwa | 67 | 319 | / |
| Ningwah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ng'wahu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ningkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwoha | 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 Nkwah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis