Nkwaya Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Nkwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,263,456th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10,069 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 370,876. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 64 percent reside, Centre Region, where 30 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Nkwaya occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

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Nkueya6713/
Nkwawe676/
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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
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  • 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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