Cakwe Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Cakwe Last Name Facts

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

Cakwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cakwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 978,274th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cakwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 205,999. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 48 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 41 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Cakwe exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Cakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Cakwe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning R 197,040 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chakwe91983/
Cakhwe911/
Tchakwe8334/
Chakwea8313/
Chakwei8312/
Chaukwe838/
Chackwe831/
Sakwe8012,740/
Zakwe807,386/
Cagwe80342/
Jakwe80219/
Cakwa80133/
Kakwe8076/
Cokwe8024/
Qakwe801/
Caskwets770/
Chokwe734,135/
Chagwe73986/
Kakwey73233/
Gcokwe7353/
Gqakwe7352/
Kaekwe7350/
Kakwej7348/
Kaukwe7323/
Seakwe7320/
Djakwe7315/
Chakwi7314/
Sakgwe7311/
Sakwei739/
Chaqwe736/
Txakwe735/
Kakwea735/
Jakwee732/
Qhakwe732/
Dzakwe732/
Sakwue732/
Hcokwe732/
Kaskwe731/
Chakue731/
Saukwe731/
Zakwwe731/
Cokhwe731/
Kakwue731/
Sakwee731/
Sakweh731/
Ceacwe731/
Cookwe731/
Hzakwe731/
Kakwez731/
Sakwea731/
Zakwei731/
Kakwet731/
Jakwey730/
Khakhwe67136/
Seakgwe67127/
Jockwer67109/
Chaikue67104/
Chagwei6784/
Tchokwe6749/
Tshakwe6721/
Sackwie6712/
Jaikwee6710/
Chokwei673/
Tchakue672/
Cokw672/
Caqw672/
Gqakhwe672/
Dzakwei671/
Chakuey671/
Kadkweh671/
Chaugwe671/
Cacw671/
Qakw671/
Jackwee671/
Zeakwea671/
Gcangwe671/
Kakw671/
Cahakwa671/
Chauqwe671/
Kgakgwe671/
Chagkwi671/
Choukwe671/
Canngwe671/
Kakwehe671/
Kankwee671/
Sackweh671/
Gcokhwe671/

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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 Cakwe
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