Nkwao Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Nkwao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Nkwao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkwao is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwao? popularity and diffusion
Nkwao is the 5,213,395th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nkwao live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Nkwao is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Nkwao is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent are found and Mara Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Nkwao is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwahou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwao | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoha | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ngwaho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngwaou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkwhoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkweuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwouo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoeha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkcwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbao | 60 | 36 | / |
| Ngwoa | 60 | 3 | / |
| Ngwoho | 55 | 48 | / |
| Ngwoua | 55 | 18 | / |
| N'Gbao | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuoo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nguaou | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbaou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ngweiya | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ngwogia | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngwouah | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngwojia | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayea | 50 | 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 Nkwao
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