Nkwaka Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Nkwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwaka has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwaka reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Nkwaka is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwakap | 92 | 29 | / |
| Nkwakha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nkwakay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaka | 83 | 1,017 | / |
| Nkwoka | 83 | 179 | / |
| Nkuaka | 83 | 55 | / |
| Nkwako | 83 | 49 | / |
| Nkweka | 83 | 18 | / |
| Nkwake | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nkwaqa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nkwaca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakah | 77 | 75 | / |
| Nkwakep | 77 | 47 | / |
| Nkwakeu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nkwocka | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ng'waka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nkwokap | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngqwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwakie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakaha | 71 | 109 | / |
| Nkgwakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwako | 67 | 2,576 | / |
| Ngwaqa | 67 | 615 | / |
| Nguaka | 67 | 200 | / |
| Ngweka | 67 | 141 | / |
| Ngwake | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nkwoke | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ngwaki | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ngwaca | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ngwoka | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nqwaki | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nkwoko | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkueka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqwako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkuako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkweko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqwaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncweka | 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 Nkwaka
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