Nolwazi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Norway

Nolwazi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nolwazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nolwazi (12,772) may also be a first name.

Nolwazi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nolwazi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolwazi? popularity and diffusion

Nolwazi is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Nolwazi occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Nolwazi live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nolwazi is also the 51,900th most common first name in the world, held by 12,772 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 86 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalwazi8617/
Nolwachai751/
Nalwasi7123/
Nalwaza712/
Nalwozi711/
Nalwezi711/
Nalwagi711/
Nalwoozi671/
Nalwaise671/
Nalwaasi671/
Naluhazi671/
Nolvachai637/
Nalwage57351/
Nalwoza5716/
Naluaji571/
Naluagi571/
Nalvasi571/
Nalbatci53128/
Nalwooza536/
Nalvadgi535/
Nalwajje531/
Naluhaza531/
Naluadzhy502/

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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 Nolwazi
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