Nkwatsi Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Nkwatsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwatsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa551:985,04961,274

Nkwatsi (12) may also be a first name.

Nkwatsi Last Name Facts

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

Nkwatsi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwatsi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwatsi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 12 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 985,049. In South Africa Nkwatsi is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, Free State, where 29 percent live and Limpopo, where 16 percent live.

Nkwatsi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwatsi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.12% less than the national average, earning R 80,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwahatsi884/
Nkwatse8677/
Nkwatsa8634/
Nkwatji8612/
Nkwetsi862/
Ngwatsi861/
Nkwatsha8066/
Ngqwatsi801/
Nkuatshi801/
Nkwazi771,148/
Nkwahatse753/
Nkwachi7192/
Ngwatse7119/
Nkwazhi7117/
Ngwetsi7117/
Nqwatse715/
Nkwhazi714/
Nkwatje711/
Nkwazzi711/
Nkwatche6718/
Nkwetshe6718/
Ngwatshe676/
Ngwetshi674/
Nkweitse671/
Ngwethsi671/

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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 Nkwatsi
  • 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