Nkwaya Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Nkwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkwaya (10,069) may also be a first name.
Nkwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkwaya is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,263,456th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Nkwaya is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nkwaya are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkwaya is also the 60,960th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 10,069 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 370,876. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 64 percent live, Centre Region, where 30 percent live and Northwest Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwaa | 91 | 24 | / |
| Nkway | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nkwayaya | 86 | 41 | / |
| Ngwaya | 83 | 3,321 | / |
| Nkuaya | 83 | 96 | / |
| Nkweya | 83 | 82 | / |
| Nkwayi | 83 | 78 | / |
| Nkwayu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Nkwaye | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nkwaja | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkwaha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkwiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwayo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwa'a | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhwayi | 77 | 235 | / |
| Ng'waya | 77 | 223 | / |
| Ngwayah | 77 | 141 | / |
| Nghwaya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nkwayip | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqkwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwai | 73 | 199 | / |
| Nkwey | 73 | 112 | / |
| Nkwaj | 73 | 56 | / |
| Ngway | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ngwaa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Nkwea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'hwaya | 71 | 929 | / |
| Ngh'waya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayi | 67 | 1,595 | / |
| Ngbaya | 67 | 530 | / |
| Nkwaje | 67 | 427 | / |
| Ngweya | 67 | 340 | / |
| Ngwayu | 67 | 292 | / |
| Nguaya | 67 | 208 | / |
| Nkwaju | 67 | 175 | / |
| Ngwayo | 67 | 156 | / |
| Ngwaja | 67 | 126 | / |
| Ngwiya | 67 | 124 | / |
| Ngwaye | 67 | 81 | / |
| Nkwija | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nkweyi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Nkwaji | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nkuiya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ncweya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nkueya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nkwawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkweyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwhoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkweha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwayo | 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
- 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 Nkwaya
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