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 last name Nokwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nokwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 223,913th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,008,551 people. The surname Nokwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nokwe reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nokwe is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 86 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,552 people, or 1 in 34,908. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
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
- 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 Nokwe
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