Nokwayi Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

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

Nokwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nokwayi (39) may also be a first name.

Nokwayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nokwayi is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nokwayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokwayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nokwayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nokwayi is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 39 people.

Nokwayi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 479,449. In South Africa Nokwayi is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside, Western Cape, where 35 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 6 percent reside. Besides South Africa Nokwayi exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Nokwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Nokwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.55% less than the national average, earning R 117,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nokwai923/
Ngokwai8613/
Nogwayi862/
Nokwayo862/
Nocwayi861/
Nekwayi861/
Ngokweyi8048/
Nongwayi8012/
Nankwayi801/
Nakway7727/
Nekwai7710/
Nekway774/
Nakwai772/
Nokwae771/
Nongcwayi751/
Nekwaya712,334/
Nakwaya71117/
Nukwayo7149/
Nakwaji715/
Nagwayi712/
Nogwaya711/
Ngokwei711/
Neekway711/
Ngakweyi6721/
Nakhwaji672/
Nogwauya671/
Nugwuayi671/
Ngakwaya671/
Nakhwaya671/
Nounkwui671/
Nokwueja671/

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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 Nokwayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis