Nqiwa Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

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

Nqiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8231:65,8308,266
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nqiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nqiwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nqiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqiwa? popularity and diffusion

Nqiwa is the 420,074th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. The last name Nqiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqiwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 823 people, or 1 in 65,830. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nqiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Nqiwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning R 171,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nqhiwa911/
Ngqiwa911/
Nkiwa8044/
Nqiva804/
Nqiba802/
Nqewa801/
Ngqiva7356/
Nkaiwa7345/
Ngqiba7318/
Nchiwa7313/
Nqiwoh731/
Nkuiwa731/
Nkiewa731/

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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 Nqiwa
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