Nkwatse Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

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

Nkwatse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwatse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Nkwatse Last Name Facts

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

Nkwatse is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwatse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. Nkwatse occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwatse are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa Nkwatse is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 39 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Nkwatse Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwatse earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning R 231,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwahatse883/
Nkwatsi8655/
Nkwatsa8634/
Ngwatse8619/
Nqwatse865/
Nkwatje861/
Nkwatsha8066/
Nkwetshe8018/
Nkwatche8018/
Ngwatshe806/
Nkweitse801/
Nkwaze7776/
Nkwatchet7512/
Nkwahatsi754/
Ngwatje7146/
Nkwatji7112/
Nkwaeze713/
Nkwetsi712/
Ngwetse712/
Ngwatsi711/
Nkwazea711/
Ngwetshe672/
Nkuatshi671/
Ngqwatsi671/
Nkwauche671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nkwatse
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis