Dwaka Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Dwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Dwaka (21) may also be a first name.
Dwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dwaka occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Dwaka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dwaka live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Dwaka is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kitgum District, where 33 percent are found, Nwoya District, where 33 percent are found and Gulu District, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Dwaka is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwakha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dwakaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dwakat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dwaikat | 83 | 401 | / |
| Dweakat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Duaka | 80 | 180 | / |
| Dwoka | 80 | 138 | / |
| Twaka | 80 | 124 | / |
| Dwake | 80 | 23 | / |
| Dwaki | 80 | 19 | / |
| Dvaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twaska | 73 | 29 | / |
| Twakha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Dwakiy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Duakka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Duakai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dwaqas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dwakki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duakah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twaika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dweika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dbakay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dwakher | 67 | 27 | / |
| Twaskas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dwaiker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duakhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duakhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhvakas | 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 Dwaka
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