Nkwayi Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Nkwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nkwayi (23) may also be a first name.
Nkwayi Demographics
Average Nkwayi Salary in
South Africa
R 46,356
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwayi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkwayi is the 2,136,387th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwayi are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nkwayi is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Nkwayi Last Name Statistics demography
Nkwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.49% less than the national average, earning R 46,356 per year.
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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 Nkwayi
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