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

The surname Nkwatse occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwatse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwatse live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkwatse is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa Nkwatse is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa Nkwatse is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live.

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/

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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 Nkwatse
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