Nkwe Surname
Approximately 5,892 people bear this surname
Nkwe Surname User-submission:
The surname Nkwe or Nkoe means 'leopard' in Setswana.
Nkwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,726 | 1:14,540 | 1,833 |
| Botswana | 1,412 | 1:1,549 | 117 |
| Cameroon | 323 | 1:64,301 | 8,181 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Nkwe (881) may also be a first name.
Nkwe Surname Meaning
Nkwe Demographics
Average Nkwe Salary in
South Africa
R 164,316
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nkwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 82,288th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,236,854 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkwe live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkwe is also the 273,923rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 881 people.
The surname Nkwe is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,726 people, or 1 in 14,540. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 36 percent live and Limpopo, where 12 percent live. Excluding South Africa Nkwe occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Nkwe Last Name Statistics demography
Nkwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.85% less than the national average, earning R 164,316 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwei | 89 | 171 | / |
| Nkweh | 89 | 121 | / |
| Nkwey | 89 | 112 | / |
| Nkwer | 89 | 110 | / |
| Nkgwe | 89 | 102 | / |
| Nkwee | 89 | 7 | / |
| Nnkwe | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nkweu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nkwed | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkwea | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nqkwe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ngkwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| N'Kwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwue | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkqwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkw | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nqukwe | 80 | 43 | / |
| Nkweha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkwe'e | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwieh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkweeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkweth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwe | 75 | 14,448 | / |
| Nkwa | 75 | 3,544 | / |
| Nkue | 75 | 670 | / |
| Nkwi | 75 | 122 | / |
| Nkwy | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nqwe | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ncwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nkhw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkqw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nckw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngqukwe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nqukhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkqukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwej | 67 | 7,705 | / |
| Ngwey | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Ngwee | 67 | 864 | / |
| Ngwei | 67 | 326 | / |
| Nkwai | 67 | 199 | / |
| Ngweh | 67 | 76 | / |
| Nkwiy | 67 | 68 | / |
| Nkwaj | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ngwie | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ngwea | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nkwaa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngwez | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nkuie | 67 | 19 | / |
| N'Kue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nquwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngweu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngqukhwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nngwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nghwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwe | 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
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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 Nkwe
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