Nokwe Surname
Approximately 1,818 people bear this surname
Nokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,552 | 1:34,908 | 4,470 |
| Tanzania | 169 | 1:313,264 | 23,875 |
| Cameroon | 67 | 1:309,986 | 28,740 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nokwe (86) may also be a first name.
Nokwe Demographics
Average Nokwe Salary in
South Africa
R 177,744
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nokwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nokwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 223,913th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,008,551 people. Nokwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nokwe are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nokwe is also the 1,032,266th most common first name world-wide It is held by 86 people.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,552 people, or 1 in 34,908. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Nokwe exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Nokwe Last Name Statistics demography
Nokwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.2% less than the national average, earning R 177,744 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nokhwe | 91 | 147 | / |
| Noukwe | 91 | 67 | / |
| Nokgwe | 91 | 33 | / |
| Nnokwe | 91 | 27 | / |
| Nhokwe | 91 | 16 | / |
| Nokwue | 91 | 4 | / |
| Noikwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nookwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nokw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nounkwe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nnoukwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngokwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nhokhwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nogwe | 80 | 455 | / |
| Nukwe | 80 | 122 | / |
| Nakwe | 80 | 70 | / |
| Nekwe | 80 | 49 | / |
| Nokue | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nokwa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nokwi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nokhw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnakwe | 73 | 1,107 | / |
| Ngakwe | 73 | 165 | / |
| Nnekwe | 73 | 125 | / |
| Nhakwe | 73 | 78 | / |
| Nnukwe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Noukwa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nookue | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ngogwe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nokway | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nhukwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nakwei | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nankwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nnokwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Noukue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nakwer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nokwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Neukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nekgwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nokuez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nohgwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nekwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nakgwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nogwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nukweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngokwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngokue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nekwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nakwej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nakwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nadkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nunkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nougwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noukwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nogweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnokue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naakwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnaekwe | 67 | 281 | / |
| Nnakwue | 67 | 102 | / |
| Nookuea | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nakhweh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngokwai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nokouee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nounkwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nakwech | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngakwey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Noukuie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nakw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngukwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngougwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnekwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nookuer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nongwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nounkue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehkwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nookues | 67 | 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
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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 Nokwe
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