Nkwapa Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nkwapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Nkwapa (49) may also be a first name.

Nkwapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkwapa occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkwapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwapa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwapa live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkwapa is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name on earth, held by 49 people.

It is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Outside of Botswana Nkwapa exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhwapa921/
Ngwapa838/
Nkwapo835/
Nkwape831/
Ngwapah774/
Ngwapaha711/
Ngwape6793/
Ngwapo6776/
Ngbapa6743/
Nguapa679/
Ngwapi678/
Nguapha6220/
Ngbaupa624/
Ngwepah621/
Ngbapai621/
Ngwapey621/
Ngwapep621/
Ngueapa621/
Nguapat621/
Nkuapie621/
Nguapaha571/
Ngwatphet532/
Ngbapo5043/
Nguapo5016/
Nkuepo5013/
Nguapi504/
Ngwope502/
Ngwepo502/
Ngbape502/
Nguape501/

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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 Nkwapa
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