Nkwase Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nkwase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106

Nkwase Last Name Facts

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

Nkwase is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nkwase.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwase? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Nkwase occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwase reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 83 percent live, Limpopo, where 6 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Beside South Africa Nkwase is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 45 percent live.

Nkwase Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwase earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.33% less than the national average, earning R 175,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwashe922/
Nkwaise921/
Nkwas9122/
Nkwahase861/
Nkwasseu861/
Nkwasa83441/
Nkwaje83427/
Ngwase83121/
Nkwese8387/
Nkwaze8376/
Nkwasi8372/
Nkwash8321/
Nkwise832/
Nqwase832/
Nkwage831/
Nkwass831/
Ncwase831/
Nkwahatse803/
Nkweauseh801/
Nkwashi77745/
Ngwasse7718/
Nkweshe777/
Nqwatse775/
Ngwashe774/
Nkwuage774/
Nkwaeze773/
Nkwajep772/
Nkuashe771/
Nkwasha771/
Nkwazea771/
N'Kwasa771/
Nkhwash771/
Nkhwasi771/
Nkweasi771/
Nkweise771/
Nkweseu771/
Nkwesse771/
Nkwatje771/
Ngcwase771/
Nkwos731/
Ngwas731/
Nkwatche7118/
Nkwesseu717/
Ngwatshe716/
Ngwayase714/
Nkhwashi714/
Nkwayisi711/
Nkwauche711/
Nkhwashy711/
Nkweitse711/
Nkwadjep711/
Nkwachet711/
Ngwasheh711/
Ngwaishe711/
N'Gwasse711/
Ng'washe711/
Ngwayise711/
Nkwazi671,148/
Ngwasi671,113/
Ngwese67954/
Nkwezi67297/
Ngbase67213/
Ngwasa67202/
Nkuasa67138/
Ngwayishe6785/
Nkwesi6780/
Nkwaza6772/
Nkuese6734/
Nkuasi6728/
Nkwescheu6725/
Nguase6718/
Nkweze6713/
Nkwatchet6712/
Ncwasa6710/
Ngwaje6710/
Ngwaze676/
Ngqwasheu674/
Ngwise673/
Ngwage673/
Ngwasy673/
Ningwashe671/
Nkwoge671/
Nkwosa671/
Ngwahshei671/
Ngwass671/

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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 Nkwase
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