Gikwa Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Kenya1161:398,10322,333
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gikwa Last Name Facts

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

Gikwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gikwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gikwa is the 735,823rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gikwa live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Outside of The DR Congo Gikwa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Gikwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gikwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gikwad91102/
Gaikwa918/
Goikwad834/
Ghikwad834/
Guikwad832/
Gaikwai832/
Guikwat831/
Gaikwat831/
Gaikwas831/
Gaikwap831/
Jikwa8010,829/
Sikwa801,690/
Giqwa80652/
Gukwa80223/
Zikwa8045/
Gigwa8026/
Gekwa8025/
Gikwo808/
Gikua802/
Gaikwaad7742/
Gaikkwad7713/
Gaaikwad778/
Gaikwasd777/
Gaikwead774/
Gaikwaid773/
Giaikwad772/
Gaijkwad772/
Gaickwad771/
Ggaikwad771/
Gaikqwad771/
Gaikwads771/
Gaiqkwad771/
Gikwaaya771/
Ngigwa73222/
Saikwa73153/
Sikwai7382/
Ngekwa7327/
Gykwad7324/
Suikwa7322/
Soikwa7312/
Zzikwa739/
Jaikwa738/
Ngikwi734/
Jikwwa733/
Zoikwa732/
Gaykwa732/
Sikwah732/
Zikway731/
Scikwa731/
Jikwea731/
Hjikwa731/
Dzikwa731/
Guigwa731/
Gekwad731/
Gikwed731/
Sikwau731/
Jeikwa731/
Ziekwa731/
Zikewa731/
Zikwas731/
Ngiqwa731/
Gikuha731/
Djikwa731/
Zeikwa731/
Gaikkwaad715/
Djuikwa6725/
Gaikuad6713/
Gaiqwad678/
Gaikwed677/
Saikwha675/
Jaikwad673/
Suikwah672/
Geekwad672/
Zhikhwa671/
Sikwa'a671/
Ngiekwi671/
Seikwah671/
Gaigwad671/
Gaykwas671/
Zhaikwa671/

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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 Gikwa
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