Cwaka Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Poland

Cwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Cwaka (122) may also be a first name.

Cwaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cwaka is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cwaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cwaka is the 2,909,720th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Cwaka reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 122 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 74 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 38 percent reside and Germany, where 16 percent reside.

Cwaka Last Name Statistics demography

Cwaka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.57% less than the national average, earning R 46,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwaka912/
Czwazka8311/
Czwajka831/
Kwaka801,140/
Gwaka80888/
Qwaka80569/
Zwaka80355/
Cuaka8019/
Cwake800/
Chwaykha771/
Khwaka734,607/
Gqwaka73329/
Gwakaa73224/
Kwauka73116/
Zwakaa7393/
Chuaka7369/
Kwakaa7336/
Kwakha7336/
Zwacka7332/
Dzwaka7323/
Kwakap7318/
Cvacka7315/
Kwakai7313/
Cwakou7310/
Kwahka736/
Gwauka734/
Gwaaka734/
Chwoka734/
Kwakah733/
Tswaka733/
Chwaki732/
Ggwaka732/
Kwhaka732/
Kwakka732/
Kwwaka731/
Cwauke731/
Gwakap731/
Tcwake731/
Kwakay731/
Kwaika731/
Kwaaka731/
Kwuaka731/
Gweaka731/
Kwaśka731/
Chwake731/
Cweika731/
Cvajka731/
Cuakap731/
Gwacka731/
Chwojka6781/
Chuakay6774/
Chwoika6767/
Kwaszka6751/
Tswakaa6737/
Tswakai6726/
Tshwaka6723/
Chwoyka6719/
Gwakaya6715/
Kwakaha6710/
Kwachka676/
Kwashka676/
Dzwakaa676/
Gwaukka673/
Kwasska673/
Khwaaka672/
Sczbaka671/
Kwhakha671/
Chvaika671/
Chuakka671/
Cwacker671/
Kwaiska671/
Ngqwaka671/
Chwaiki671/
Chbaika671/
Kwaakaa671/
Kwagkaa671/
Chwajko671/
Khwakha671/
Kwakuha671/
Ncwacki671/
Ngweaka671/
Nkwakay671/
Tchuaka671/
Tchwake671/

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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 Cwaka
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