Dunkwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Dunkwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Dunkwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dunkwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dunkwa is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dunkwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Dunkwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dunkwa is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dunkwa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 27,020,692. Other than Ghana this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungkwa | 92 | 55 | / |
| Dunkwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dunkwat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dukwa | 91 | 194 | / |
| Dungwa | 83 | 688 | / |
| Dukwah | 83 | 27 | / |
| Deukwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Dunkwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Dhukwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Doukwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Donkwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dukwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dunkwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dunkwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dukwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dudkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dukwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doungwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dungwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daukwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Duckway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokwa | 73 | 71 | / |
| Dukwo | 73 | 53 | / |
| Dugwa | 73 | 35 | / |
| Dukua | 73 | 19 | / |
| Duckweat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dongwa | 67 | 215 | / |
| Dungwe | 67 | 133 | / |
| Dugwai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dungba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dungua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dugway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dougwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dookwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dunggwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dockwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dugwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doekwa | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dunkwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis