Dukwa Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Dukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Dukwa (40) may also be a first name.
Dukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dukwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dukwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,210,518th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dukwa reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dukwa is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Dukwa is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 74 percent reside, Adamawa, where 12 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dukwah | 91 | 27 | / |
| Deukwa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Dhukwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Doukwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Dunkwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Dukwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dudkwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dukwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dukwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dukhwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Duckway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daukwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dunkwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dukwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dikwa | 80 | 1,095 | / |
| Dukwe | 80 | 512 | / |
| Dokwa | 80 | 71 | / |
| Dukwo | 80 | 53 | / |
| Dugwa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Dukua | 80 | 19 | / |
| Duckweat | 77 | 0 | / |
| Duegwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Dukwee | 73 | 12 | / |
| Deukwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dhikwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dugwai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Dickwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dunkwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dugway | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dookwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dougwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dikwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dunkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dikkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daukua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doukua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tdokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dockwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dikway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dikwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dugwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dunkwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doungwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dookhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dungwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dougwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhikwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dockway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dookwha | 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
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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 Dukwa
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