Nkwali Surname

274,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3431:40,3415,186
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nkwali (19) may also be a first name.

Nkwali Last Name Facts

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

Nkwali is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwali? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 274,213th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,142,940 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwali are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkwali is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,343 people, or 1 in 40,341. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Nkwali is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Nkwali Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwali earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.41% less than the national average, earning R 148,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhwali92813/
Nhkwali921/
Nnkhwali861/
Ngwali834,628/
Nkwale831,083/
Nkwala83191/
Nkweli8310/
Nghwali7787/
Nkwaila7759/
Ngwalai7711/
Ngwatli778/
Nkwalla772/
Nkqwala771/
Nkwaale771/
Ngwalie771/
Nkwaula771/
Nkwally771/
Ng'hwali71125/
Nengwali711/
Ngh'wali711/
Ngwale675,741/
Ngwala671,886/
Nkwele67692/
Ngweli67486/
Ngbali67321/
Nkuala67151/
Ngwoli6760/
Nguali6746/
Nkwole6715/
Nqweli672/
Nkuale672/
Ncwala671/
Nkueli671/
Nkualy671/
Ngwaly671/

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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 Nkwali
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