Cakwa Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Cakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Cakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cakwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cakwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cakwa reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Cakwa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Cakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Cakwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.57% less than the national average, earning R 88,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chakwa91782/
Tchakwa8364/
Chakwea8313/
Chaikwa832/
Chakwaa831/
Chakwua831/
Cahakwa831/
Kakwa80577/
Cakwe80264/
Zakwa80200/
Cakua8011/
Cacwa801/
Qakwa801/
Cagwa801/
Chakwaya7724/
Chaikway771/
Chagwa733,035/
Chakwe73983/
Dzakwa73668/
Kaekwa73101/
Chakua7399/
Zakwai7397/
Chokwa7362/
Keakwa7333/
Tsakwa7322/
Kakwau7321/
Khakwa7318/
Chakwi7314/
Ciagwa7312/
Kakwah7311/
Kakwai739/
Cojkwa736/
Kakwea735/
Kakwas734/
Txakwa734/
Kaakwa732/
Zakwah732/
Kaikwa732/
Kakwad731/
Kakhwa731/
Kaykwa731/
Kaukwa731/
Tcagwa731/
Cakkua731/
Zakkwa731/
Kaskwa731/
Cakwoh731/
Cagway730/
Tshakwa67187/
Chookwa67141/
Khaukwa67116/
Tchakua67111/
Kahakwa6763/
Khaikwa6752/
Tchagwa6747/
Tchakwe6734/
Kainkwa6715/
Khankwa6714/
Chakwei6712/
Kaikwad678/
Kaykwad678/
Chaukwe678/
Chagway675/
Khakwai674/
Chaggwa674/
Chagwah673/
Kadkwai673/
Katkwad672/
Chagkwi671/
Chakuha671/
Chackwe671/
Chuokwa671/
Zeakwea671/
Zhaikwa671/
Chaigwa671/
Chokwai671/
Tsakkwa671/
Tsiakwa671/
Tchacwa671/
Chacgwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Cakwa
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