Gikwa Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Gikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Kenya | 116 | 1:398,103 | 22,333 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gikwa Demographics
Gikwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gikwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 735,823rd most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gikwa are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Gikwa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Beside The DR Congo Gikwa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Gikwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gikwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gikwad | 91 | 102 | / |
| Gaikwa | 91 | 8 | / |
| Goikwad | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ghikwad | 83 | 4 | / |
| Guikwad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Guikwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jikwa | 80 | 10,829 | / |
| Sikwa | 80 | 1,690 | / |
| Giqwa | 80 | 652 | / |
| Gukwa | 80 | 223 | / |
| Zikwa | 80 | 45 | / |
| Gigwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gekwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gikwo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gikua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwaad | 77 | 42 | / |
| Gaikkwad | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gaaikwad | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gaikwasd | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gaikwead | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gaikwaid | 77 | 3 | / |
| Giaikwad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaijkwad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaickwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ggaikwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaikqwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwads | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaiqkwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gikwaaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngigwa | 73 | 222 | / |
| Saikwa | 73 | 153 | / |
| Sikwai | 73 | 82 | / |
| Ngekwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gykwad | 73 | 24 | / |
| Suikwa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Soikwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zzikwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jaikwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngikwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jikwwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zoikwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaykwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sikwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zikway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hjikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gikwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sikwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zikewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zikwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiqwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gikuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaikkwaad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Djuikwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gaikuad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gaiqwad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaikwed | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saikwha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaikwad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suikwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geekwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhikhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiekwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seikwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaigwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaykwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhaikwa | 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 Gikwa
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