Nkwana Surname

53,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,532 people bear this surname

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

Nkwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,4241:5,749730
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Botswana221:99,40615,343
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nkwana (600) may also be a first name.

Nkwana Last Name Facts

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

Nkwana is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,555th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 764,535 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwana live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkwana is also the 341,265th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 600 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 9,424 people, or 1 in 5,749. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 41 percent reside, Gauteng, where 35 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Nkwana Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.5% less than the national average, earning R 153,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhwana925/
Nkcwana922/
Nckwana921/
Ngkwana921/
Nkwanna921/
Nqukwana862/
Nkwannaa861/
Nkwuanga861/
Nkwane834,434/
Ngwana834,328/
Ncwana831,031/
Nkwani83170/
Nkwany83116/
Nkwano8393/
Nkwena8351/
Nkuana837/
Nqwana832/
Ngqukwana8067/
Nkuanga774,935/
Nngwana7774/
Nghwana7763/
Ncwanga7756/
Ngwanah7753/
Nkwanui7751/
Nkwanou7741/
Ngcwana7729/
Nkwanyo779/
Nkwange776/
Nkwango775/
Ngwagna774/
N'Kwany774/
Nkgwena774/
Ngqwana773/
Nkwonna773/
Nkwagne772/
Ng'wana772/
Nkwuani772/
Ngwanad772/
Nqwanga772/
Nkwanyi772/
Nkwanie771/
Ngwatna771/
Ngwhana771/
Ngwanha771/
Ngwuana771/
Nkgwane771/
Nquwana771/
Nqkwena771/
Ngwaena771/
Ngwaina771/
Ngwanat771/
Ngwanea771/
Ngwanna771/
Nckwane771/
Nkwangoy7121/
Nqukwane716/
Nquqwana714/
Ngwangna712/
Nkwahane712/
Ngquwana711/
Ng'wanga711/
Nqugwana711/
N'Kuanga711/
Nkwahnyo711/
Ngcwanau711/
Ngwane6722,391/
Ncwane675,419/
Ngwena673,307/
Ngwani671,125/
Nqwena67222/
Ngbana67184/
Nguana6789/
Nkuani6762/
Nkwono6755/
Ncwani6746/
Nqwane6724/
Ngwano6720/
Nqwani6717/
Ngwona675/
Ngqukwane675/
Nkuane675/
Nkwonnaya674/
Ngqukwani673/
Ngquqwana673/
Nkweno672/
Nkuena672/
Ngwatgnat672/
Ncwano672/
Nkwone672/
Nquqhwana672/
Nkwoni671/
Nkwangnou671/
Ngingwana671/
Ngqugwana671/
Nkuany671/
Ngwangnat671/

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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 Nkwana
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