Nkwele Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gabon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Nkwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nkwele (414) may also be a first name.

Nkwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkwele is most common in Gabon. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 481,560th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwele live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkwele is also the 422,632nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 414 people.

The last name is most widely held in Gabon, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 6,235. Outside of Gabon it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Nkwele Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.36% less than the national average, earning R 108,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwelle922,076/
Nkweley922/
Nkgwele921/
Nkcwele921/
Nkwel9194/
Ngwele834,580/
Nkwale831,083/
Nkwela83405/
Nqwele8380/
Nkuele8327/
Nkwole8315/
Nkweli8310/
Ncwele839/
Nkwile831/
Ngqwele7758/
Ngwelle7746/
Ngcwele7731/
Ng'wele7724/
Ngw'ele779/
Nkouele775/
Nngwele774/
Ngwaele774/
Ngweleh772/
Ngwetle772/
Ngweley771/
Ngwuele771/
Nkwaale771/
Nkwellé771/
Nkwelli771/
N'Kwile771/
Ngweele771/
Nkwilei771/
Nkwelya771/
Nguele6711,588/
Ngwale675,741/
Nkwali671,417/
Ngbele67496/
Ngweli67486/
Nkuela67194/
Ngwela67153/
Ngwile67128/
Nkwili67110/
Nkwila6733/
Nqweli672/
Nqwela672/
Nkueli671/
Ngwely671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkwele
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