Nkwazi Surname

324,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nkwazi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2941:180,07415,674
Zambia2751:57,6365,264
Zimbabwe1891:81,68411,934
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Namibia641:37,6475,227
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkwazi (22) may also be a first name.

Nkwazi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkwazi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwazi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkwazi is the 324,446th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,348,037 people. Nkwazi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkwazi reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 180,074. In Tanzania Nkwazi is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 76 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 22 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 24 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found.

Nkwazi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwazi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.05% less than the national average, earning R 137,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhwazi9211,033/
Nkwazhi9217/
Nkwhazi924/
Nkwazzi921/
Nkhwazie869/
Ngwazi833,065/
Nqwazi83356/
Nkwezi83297/
Nkwaze8376/
Nkwaza8372/
Nkwasi8372/
Ncwazi834/
Ngcwazi77135/
Nkwachi7792/
Nkwadji7759/
Nkwatsi7755/
Ngqwazi7719/
Nkwatji7712/
Nkwaeze773/
Nqhwazi773/
Nkwesai773/
Ngwazai773/
Nkwazea771/
Nkweasi771/
Nkwajip771/
Nkwaise771/
Ngwadzi771/
Nkwaiza771/
Nkwhaji771/
Ngwazzi771/
Ngwadzai71397/
Ngwasi671,113/
Ngwezi67759/
Nkwaje67427/
Ngwaza67311/
Ngwaji67240/
Nkwesi6780/
Nkuaji6734/
Nkwase6733/
Nkuasi6728/
Nkuezi6727/
Nkweze6713/
Ngbazi6710/
Ngwaze676/
Nkwogi675/
Nkwahatsi674/
Nguazi671/
Nkwaca671/
Nqwaza671/
Nkwage671/
Ngwaci671/
Ngwagi671/

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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 Nkwazi
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