Surname Nkawa (Nkawa 
) , around the world, is a rare family name. The surname Nkawa is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare surname, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare surname. Very seldom, Nkawa is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Nkawa | Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania |
| bernard nkawa Namibian military officer, NA (b. 1958) |
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