Dukwe Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

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

Dukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3641:148,84016,928
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Dukwe (57) may also be a first name.

Dukwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dukwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dukwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 605,571st most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dukwe are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dukwe is also the 1,308,380th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 57 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 148,840. In South Africa Dukwe is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Dukwe Last Name Statistics demography

Dukwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.54% less than the national average, earning R 136,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dukhwe9119/
Deukwe9112/
Dukwee9112/
Dunkwe916/
Dukw892/
Dikwe80788/
Dukwa80194/
Dugwe8020/
Dukue8019/
Dokwe8010/
Duckw802/
Duqwe801/
Duckweat770/
Dhukhw73256/
Dhukwa736/
Doukwa734/
Daugwe732/
Dickwe731/
Dukwaa731/
Dunkwi731/
Dukque731/
Dikgwe731/
Deugwe731/
Tdokwe731/
Dugwee731/
Dukwai731/
Dukuet731/
Duckweith711/
Deukoue6797/
Duungwe674/
Deungwe672/
Duckway671/
Duqw671/
Dukwaya671/
Doukgbe671/
Daukwai671/

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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 Dukwe
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