Bankwa Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Bankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 272 | 1:194,638 | 16,683 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bankwa (51) may also be a first name.
Bankwa Demographics
Average Bankwa Salary in
South Africa
R 165,396
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bankwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 711,133rd most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname Bankwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bankwa live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held given name at a global level, held by 51 people.
Bankwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 194,638. In Tanzania Bankwa is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 52 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Bankwa Last Name Statistics demography
Bankwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.4% less than the national average, earning R 165,396 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bankwah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Bankwad | 92 | 5 | / |
| Bankhwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bankwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bainkwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bankwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangwa | 83 | 1,143 | / |
| Bankwe | 83 | 173 | / |
| Bankwi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Bankua | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bonkwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Banqwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Baungwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bankwot | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bhankwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bangwat | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bangwai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bonkwat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bangkua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bhangwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonkwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamkwap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankwoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamngwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bounkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vankwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankuay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankuayi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Baamkwap | 71 | 24 | / |
| Baingwai | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bankwhot | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bahangwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Basingwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bangwaya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bangkwit | 71 | 6 | / |
| Batengwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bangwoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basengwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankwist | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bangwe | 67 | 6,753 | / |
| Bongwa | 67 | 941 | / |
| Bancua | 67 | 125 | / |
| Bangba | 67 | 72 | / |
| Bangua | 67 | 66 | / |
| Bankui | 67 | 63 | / |
| Bonkwi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bongkwaha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bonkwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bangwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bankue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bamkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamkwe | 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 Bankwa
- 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