Nqwelo Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

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

Nqwelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqwelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7931:68,3208,549
England21:27,859,030389,889

Nqwelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nqwelo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqwelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nqwelo is the 432,755th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqwelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 793 people, or 1 in 68,320. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Besides South Africa Nqwelo occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.

Nqwelo Last Name Statistics demography

Nqwelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.86% less than the national average, earning R 100,152 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngqwelo921/
Nkwelo83332/
Ngwelo8333/
Nqwela832/
Nqwalo831/
Ngwealo7734/
Ngwuelo7712/
Ngwelio7711/
Ng'welo776/
Nghwelo775/
Ngqwalo772/
Ngqwela771/
Ngweloh771/
Ngh'welo715/
Ng'hwelo711/
Ngwalo673,541/
Nkuelo67890/
Nguelo67783/
Nkwela67405/
Ngbelo67179/
Ngwela67153/
Nqwala67141/
Ngwolo6743/
Nqwila6727/
Nkwalo6713/
Ngwilo675/
Nkwolo672/
Nquylo671/

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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
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  • 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 Nqwelo
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