Nkwayi Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

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

Nkwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nkwayi (23) may also be a first name.

Nkwayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkwayi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Nkwayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwayi live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkwayi is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 23 people.

The last name Nkwayi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa Nkwayi is most numerous in: North West, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhwayi92235/
Nqkwayi921/
Nkwayip921/
Nkcwayi921/
Ngkwayi921/
Kwayi91448/
Nkwai91199/
Nkway912/
Ngwayi831,595/
Kwayie83824/
Nkwaya83182/
Nkweyi8366/
Nkwaji8356/
Nkwayu8327/
Nkwaye8314/
Kwayip837/
Ncwayi832/
Nqwayi832/
Nkwayo831/
Nkwaie831/
Kway804,033/
Kwai802,617/
Ngcwayi77193/
Ngqwayi773/
Ng'wayi771/
Kwayieh771/
N'Gwayi771/
Ngwayie771/
Ngwayih771/
Nkwajip771/
Nkwawie771/
Nkwayet771/
Nkweyit771/
Nkwhaji771/
Kwaji735,123/
Gwayi734,499/
Kwayu733,700/
Kwaya731,320/
Ngwai73726/
Kweyi73540/
Cwayi73459/
Kwaye73338/
Qwayi73227/
Nkwei73171/
Nkwey73112/
Kwayo73109/
Nkwaj7356/
Ngway7339/
Kwaai7325/
Nkwaa7324/
Kwaia7312/
Kwaie739/
Kwoyi737/
Kwaiy735/
Kwaii734/
Kwaiz734/
Nkwea733/
Nkwoi732/
Kwaij732/
Kwyie731/
Kwaih731/
Nkwoa731/
Nkwoy731/
Kwwai731/
Kgwai731/
Nkwayaya7141/
Nengwayi711/
Ngwaya673,321/
Ngweyi671,623/
Nkwaje67427/
Nkwoji67379/
Ngwayu67292/
Kwahay67258/
Ngwaji67240/
Nkwaju67175/
Ngwayo67156/
Nguayi67120/
Nkuaya6796/
Kwahai6790/
Nkweya6782/
Ngwaye6781/
Nkwija6775/
Nkuaji6734/
Kwayah6721/
Kwa'ai6719/
Kwayoh6713/
Kwayeh677/
Nkwawe676/
Kwahia674/
Nkwaha674/
Nkwaja674/
Nkweyo674/
Kwhais673/
Nkweji673/
Gcwayi673/
Kwayee672/
Kwayou672/
Nkweha672/
Nkwiya672/
Nkwiyo672/
Kweyid672/
Kwaaya672/
Cwgayi672/
Nkwhoa672/
Kwaitt671/
Nkwieh671/
Kweyie671/
Kwaiha671/
Nkweja671/
Kwaaye671/
Kwayhe671/
Kwuyit671/
Kwoaya671/
Kwahie671/
Kwai'a671/
Kwajip671/
Kuhayi671/
Ngwaih671/
Nngwai671/
Nkwa'a671/
Nkwajo671/
Nkweah671/
Nkwuyo671/
Qwaiyi671/
Nqwayo671/
Ng'wai671/
Kwuaji671/
Kgbayi671/
Kgwaie671/
Gkwayo671/
Gqwayi671/
Kwayes671/

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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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