Cekwana Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

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

Cekwana Surname User-submission:

Cekwana is a popular surname used at the most in Eastern Cape Region of South Africa. This family use Cekwana as a surname and Gcwangule as the clan name. The family is situated in Pondo.

Cekwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7341:73,8129,182
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cekwana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cekwana is a popular surname used at the most in Eastern Cape Region of South Africa. This family use Cekwana as a surname and Gcwangule as the clan name. The family is situated in Pondo.

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Cekwana Last Name Facts

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

Cekwana is most common in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cekwana? popularity and diffusion

Cekwana is the 457,199th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cekwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 734 people, or 1 in 73,812. In South Africa Cekwana is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Cekwana Last Name Statistics demography

Cekwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.36% less than the national average, earning R 134,604 per year.

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