Nkwasi Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

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

Nkwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nkwasi Last Name Facts

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

Nkwasi is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwasi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwasi reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkwasi is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa Nkwasi is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.

Nkwasi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwasi earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning R 228,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwashi92745/
Nkweasi921/
Nkhwasi921/
Nkhwashi864/
Nkwazi831,148/
Ngwasi831,113/
Nkwasa83441/
Nkwesi8380/
Nkwase8333/
Nkuasi8328/
Ngwashi77592/
Nkwadji7759/
Nkweshi7742/
Ngwassi7727/
Nkuashi7721/
Nkwazhi7717/
Nkwatji7712/
Nkwessi779/
Nkwhazi774/
Nkwesai773/
Nkwashe772/
Nkwoshi772/
N'Kwasa771/
Nkwajip771/
Nkwazzi771/
Nkwaise771/
Nkwasha771/
Nkwaiza771/
Ng'wasi771/
Nkwhaji771/
Ng'washi7113/
Nkqweshi7113/
Nkhwashy711/
Ngqwatsi711/
Ngqwashi711/
Nkwasseu711/
Nkuatshi711/
Ngwasshi711/
Ngwaashi711/
Nkwahase711/
Ngwazi673,065/
Nkwaje67427/
Nqwazi67356/
Nkwezi67297/
Ngwaji67240/
Ngwasa67202/
Nkuasa67138/
Ngwase67121/
Nkwese6787/
Nkwaze6776/
Nkwaza6772/
Ngbasi6762/
Nkuaji6734/
Nguasi6731/
Nkuesi6714/
Ncwasa6710/
Nkwogi675/
Ncwazi674/
Nkwahatse673/
Ngwasy673/
Nqwase672/
Nkwage671/
Nkwosa671/
Ngwagi671/
Ngwahshei671/
Ncwase671/
Nkweauseh671/
Ngwaci671/

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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 Nkwasi
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