Nkwezi Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkwezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1931:274,30921,578
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nkwezi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkwezi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwezi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 899,940th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwezi reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkwezi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania Nkwezi is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 93 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 5 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.

Nkwezi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkwezi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.45% less than the national average, earning R 148,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwazi831,148/
Ngwezi83759/
Nkwesi8380/
Nkuezi8327/
Nkweze8313/
Nkweza8310/
Nkwizi839/
Nkweji833/
Nkwegi831/
Ngwezhi77207/
Ng'wezi77129/
Nkwechi7765/
Nkwazhi7717/
Nkwueze7711/
Nkwhazi774/
Nkwedji774/
Nkouezi774/
Ngqwezi774/
Ngwezie773/
Nkwesai773/
Nkwaeze773/
Nkwetsi772/
Ngwezyi771/
Nkweise771/
Nkwizzi771/
Nqgwezi771/
Nkwazzi771/
Nkweasi771/
Nkweitse711/
Nkwetchi711/
Ngweji675,513/
Ngwazi673,065/
Nqwazi67356/
Ngweze67180/
Ngweza67112/
Nkwese6787/
Nkwaze6776/
Nkwisi6775/
Nkwasi6772/
Nkwase6733/
Nguezi6733/
Nkwege6716/
Nkuesi6714/
Ngwizi6713/
Ngwesi6712/
Ngbezi674/
Nkwize672/
Nkwise672/
Nkwetchui672/
Nkueze672/
Nkwisy671/
Nkwettzeh671/
Nkuizi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nkwezi
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