Nkwama Surname
Approximately 3,675 people bear this surname
Nkwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,567 | 1:14,842 | 1,928 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwama has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 124,100th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,983,006 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwama live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,567 people, or 1 in 14,842. In Tanzania Nkwama is most common in: Njombe Region, where 36 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwamah | 92 | 211 | / |
| Nkwaema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkweama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwama | 83 | 2,629 | / |
| Nkwamo | 83 | 175 | / |
| Nkuama | 83 | 146 | / |
| Nkwoma | 83 | 120 | / |
| Nkwami | 83 | 77 | / |
| Nkwema | 83 | 30 | / |
| Nkwame | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ncwama | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngwamah | 77 | 425 | / |
| Ngcwama | 77 | 289 | / |
| Nkwamou | 77 | 110 | / |
| Ngwaama | 77 | 37 | / |
| Nkwomah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwamma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngkuama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkweema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwuoma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwamme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwameh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwamaha | 71 | 89 | / |
| Ngwamash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaimih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuamuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguama | 67 | 1,100 | / |
| Ngwema | 67 | 970 | / |
| Ngbama | 67 | 918 | / |
| Ngwame | 67 | 218 | / |
| Ngwami | 67 | 189 | / |
| Ngwamo | 67 | 155 | / |
| Nqwema | 67 | 116 | / |
| Nkwemo | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nkuame | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nkuami | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nkwomi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nkwome | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nqwami | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwomo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuema | 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 Nkwama
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