Nokwela Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Nokwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa791:685,79449,549

Nokwela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nokwela is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokwela? popularity and diffusion

Nokwela is the 2,121,169th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nokwela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nokwela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa Nokwela is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside.

Nokwela Last Name Statistics demography

Nokwela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.9% less than the national average, earning R 180,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nokhwela9362/
Nokwele8677/
Nakwela8612/
Nokwala869/
Nokwelo861/
Noqwela861/
Nankwela805/
Nakhwela801/
Nokhwelo801/
Ngakwela801/
Nakwele7193/
Nocwele7171/
Nakwala7127/
Nagwela7115/
Nakwila7112/
Nogwele719/
Nogwala713/
Nakweli712/
Noqwala711/
Noguela711/
Noquela711/
Nakwilai67383/
Ngakwila6714/
Noncwele671/
Nakweele671/
Nagwelah671/
Nankwele671/

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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 Nokwela
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