Nyakhwe Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nyakhwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyhakhwe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nyakhw | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyakwey | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nyokhwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyhakwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyakwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakkwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakhue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyhokhwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Njakwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nyachw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njokhwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyachwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Niakwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njiakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhokhwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokkwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyachwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyachuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyachwio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njokwe | 62 | 797 | / |
| Njakwi | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nyokbe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njoukwe | 57 | 138 | / |
| Njohkwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gnachoue | 53 | 97 | / |
| Nhiachue | 53 | 3 | / |
| Njatchue | 53 | 2 | / |
| Gnahhoue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njoukweh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njokw | 50 | 18 | / |
| Gnachouhe | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Nyakhwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis