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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 82,288th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,236,854 people. The last name Nkwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkwe reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,923rd most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 881 people.
This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,726 people, or 1 in 14,540. In South Africa Nkwe is most common in: North West, where 39 percent are found, Gauteng, where 36 percent are found and Limpopo, where 12 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
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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