Nxiwa Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

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

Nxiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nxiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3451:157,03717,712

Nxiwa Last Name Facts

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

Nxiwa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nxiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nxiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 809,613th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. Nxiwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nxiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 157,037. In South Africa Nxiwa is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found.

Nxiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Nxiwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.63% less than the national average, earning R 143,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nxuwa809/
Nxiwo802/
Ndjiwa73367/
Ngiwas7370/
Ndziwa7344/
Ngxiva7331/
Nchiwa7313/
Nsaiwa739/
Ngxiba737/
Nshiwa734/
Nggiwa734/
Njijwa733/
Nzziwa732/
Nzoiwa731/
Ngciwa731/
Njiwap731/
Nshiwat67197/
Ndziewa675/
Njuiwat671/
Njuiwai671/
Ndjaiwa671/

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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 Nxiwa
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