Nkwala Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Nkwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Nkwala (24) may also be a first name.
Nkwala Demographics
Average Nkwala Salary in
South Africa
R 138,336
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkwala occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,222,957th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwala are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 24 people.
Nkwala is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 644,973. In South Africa Nkwala is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 52 percent are found, Free State, where 40 percent are found and North West, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 15 percent are found.
Nkwala Last Name Statistics demography
Nkwala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.79% less than the national average, earning R 138,336 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwahla | 92 | 173 | / |
| Nkwaila | 92 | 59 | / |
| Nkwalla | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkqwala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkhwala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaula | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwala | 83 | 1,886 | / |
| Nkwali | 83 | 1,417 | / |
| Nkwale | 83 | 1,083 | / |
| Nkwela | 83 | 405 | / |
| Nkuala | 83 | 151 | / |
| Nqwala | 83 | 141 | / |
| Nkwalo | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ncwala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wala | 77 | 1,314 | / |
| Ngqwala | 77 | 912 | / |
| Ngwaila | 77 | 98 | / |
| Nkwelah | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ngwalai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ngwuala | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngwalla | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwalah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwahla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nggwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhkwali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwally | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaloo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngquwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'walla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nghwahla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguala | 67 | 8,839 | / |
| Ngwale | 67 | 5,741 | / |
| Ngwali | 67 | 4,628 | / |
| Ngwalo | 67 | 3,541 | / |
| Ngbala | 67 | 466 | / |
| Nkwelo | 67 | 332 | / |
| Nkuela | 67 | 194 | / |
| Ngwela | 67 | 153 | / |
| Nkwole | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nqwela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkuale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkualy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nquala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwalo | 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
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- 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 Nkwala
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