Nkwera Surname

83,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,7901:9,1441,193
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nkwera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkwera occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwera? popularity and diffusion

Nkwera is the 83,434th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,255,824 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwera live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,790 people, or 1 in 9,144. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 31 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 22 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Nkwera is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwere83185/
Nkwara83111/
Ngwera8374/
Nkwira8364/
Nqwera834/
Ncwera834/
Nkweri834/
Nkwaira7732/
Nkwereh773/
Nkwerre772/
Ngcwera771/
Nkhwira771/
Nkweere771/
Ngkwery771/
Ngwerat771/
Nkworah771/
Ncweera771/
Ngwira6769,575/
Ngwere671,165/
Ngwara67237/
Nguera6720/
Ngwero6713/
Nkwiri6712/
Ngweri6711/
Nqwara678/
Nkworo673/
Nkwiro672/
Nkuere672/
Ncwere671/
Ngbera671/

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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
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  • 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 Nkwera
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