Nokwanya Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nokwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nogwanya | 88 | 969 | / |
| Nocwanya | 88 | 128 | / |
| Nakwanya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Nongwanya | 82 | 48 | / |
| Nankwanya | 82 | 10 | / |
| Nonqwanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakwanja | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nogwanye | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nocwanye | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nokwange | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nogwanyo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nogwanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nongwanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakwanje | 63 | 315 | / |
| Nagwanja | 63 | 122 | / |
| Nankwange | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nakuhania | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nnacuanya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nagwanhi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nagbanja | 50 | 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
- 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 Nokwanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis