Nyakwe Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Nyakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Nyakwe (108) may also be a first name.
Nyakwe Demographics
Average Nyakwe Salary in
South Africa
R 115,128
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nyakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakwe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Nyakwe reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most numerous given name world-wide, held by 108 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Nyakwe is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 85 percent reside, Free State, where 5 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Nyakwe Last Name Statistics demography
Nyakwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.55% less than the national average, earning R 115,128 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyankwe | 92 | 48 | / |
| Nyakwey | 92 | 21 | / |
| Nyhakwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyakwet | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyakwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyakkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkwei | 86 | 12 | / |
| Nyanekwe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nyamnkwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyangkwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyankweh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyankwep | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyekwe | 83 | 105 | / |
| Nyakwa | 83 | 87 | / |
| Nhakwe | 83 | 78 | / |
| Nyokwe | 83 | 23 | / |
| Nyakwi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nyagwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Njakwe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nyakue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyanhekwe | 80 | 81 | / |
| Nyangwe | 77 | 1,414 | / |
| Nyankwa | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nyagweh | 77 | 29 | / |
| Nyankwi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Njankwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nyonkwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyakoue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyankue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyinkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyagewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyenkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyahkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niakwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyagweth | 71 | 84 | / |
| Nyakueyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyangwes | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyokkwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakueth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyankkwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njangkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyagbe | 67 | 1,347 | / |
| Njakwa | 67 | 1,256 | / |
| Njokwe | 67 | 797 | / |
| Nhakwi | 67 | 267 | / |
| Nyagwa | 67 | 177 | / |
| Nyokwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nyaque | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nyekwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Njakwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyakui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njagwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyaninqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyacwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyasengwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyakwe
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