Nokhwela Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nokhwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokhwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209

Nokhwela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nokhwela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nokhwela.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokhwela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nokhwela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nokhwela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa Nokhwela is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found.

Nokhwela Last Name Statistics demography

Nokhwela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.09% less than the national average, earning R 16,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nokwela9379/
Nokhwele881/
Nokhwelo881/
Nakhwela881/
Nakwela8012/
Noqwela801/
Nokwelo801/
Nakhwala75601/
Nachwela751/
Ngachwela712/
Nakwila6712/
Nakwilai63383/
Nakvala535/
Nakvilai504/
Naqubela501/

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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 Nokhwela
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