Nkwawa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nkwawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nkwawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkwawa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkwawa is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Nkwawa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwawa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Nkwawa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwawa | 91 | 236 | / |
| Kwahwa | 83 | 90 | / |
| Ngwawa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nkwewa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Nkwawe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kwaiwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwawah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwawai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwawo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwauwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwawaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwawat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwawga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ncwajwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nkwawou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwawah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwewah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwawie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwawip | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwawit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwawiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwawoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwava | 73 | 738 | / |
| Gwawa | 73 | 260 | / |
| Kuawa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kwawo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Qwawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkouhawa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nghwahwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwawaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wahwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwava | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ngbawa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kwasua | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gwawua | 67 | 43 | / |
| Nkuaba | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kwawou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkwewo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nguawa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ngwawi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ngwawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwawoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ng'hwahwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwawo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwajwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwaywa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwaaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwawoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwajwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwabha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuawat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwawho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nengwajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaweu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkwawa
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