Nkwakwa Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nkwakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana721:30,3746,067
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkwakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkwakwa is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,364,059th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Nkwakwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkwakwa are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 30,374. Beside Botswana this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Nkwakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwakwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.89% less than the national average, earning R 180,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngwakwa8621/
Nkwakwo8619/
Nkwakwe866/
Nkwagwa861/
Nkwangwa8020/
Ng'wakwa801/
Nkwaingwa751/
Ngwakwe711,195/
Ngbakwa71322/
Nkuakua7155/
Nkwegwa7137/
Ngwagwa718/
Nkwokwo713/
Ngwakwo712/
Ngwakwi711/
Ngwaqwa711/
Nguakwa711/
Nguakwah671/
Nkwuigwa671/
Ngwakwet671/

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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 Nkwakwa
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