Nqweme Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Nqweme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nqweme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Nqweme Last Name Facts

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

Nqweme occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nqweme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nqweme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nqweme is the 5,587,209th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nqweme live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Nqweme is most common in: Western Cape, where 67 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent are found.

Nqweme Last Name Statistics demography

Nqweme earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.67% less than the national average, earning R 38,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngqweme921/
Nqwem9121/
Qweme911/
Ngweme83194/
Nkweme83123/
Nqwema83116/
Ncweme8313/
Nqwame831/
Nqueme831/
Nkwemeh7722/
Ng'weme774/
Ngwemeh772/
Queme732,719/
Gweme73734/
Ngwem73680/
Qwema73108/
Kweme73107/
Nkwem731/
Qweismeh713/
Nkwemehe711/
Ngwema67970/
Ngueme67451/
Ngwemi67249/
Ngwame67218/
Kwemie67158/
Nkwemi67126/
Quemie6798/
Kwemei6786/
Ngbeme6751/
Nkwema6730/
Quemet6716/
Nkwame6714/
Nkwome6713/
Quesme6711/
Ngwime679/
Nkwemy676/
Quemes676/
Quemer674/
Nqwami674/
Kwueme673/
Kwemeh672/
Quemee672/
Queeme672/
Nkueme672/
Gwemie671/
Ngwome671/
Gwemei671/
Quemez671/
Gwemhe671/
Ncwame671/
Kwemhe671/
Kweime671/
Queime671/
Quemej671/
Nkweem671/
Ngveme671/
Ngwuem671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nqweme
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis