Heqwa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Heqwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heqwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Heqwa Last Name Facts

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

Heqwa is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heqwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heqwa is the 5,587,209th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Heqwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Heqwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Heqwa is most common in Lesotho, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 338,760. In Lesotho Heqwa is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 83 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 17 percent reside. Beside Lesotho Heqwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.

Heqwa Last Name Statistics demography

Heqwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.51% less than the national average, earning R 34,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hesqwa913/
Eqwa893/
Hekwa8053/
Hegwa8012/
Eqwai801/
Chekwa73506/
Heskwa73285/
Hesqua73151/
Heukwa7363/
Chegwa7311/
Hekway731/
Heaqua731/
Henkwa731/
Chequa731/
Ekwa672,735/
Egwa672,272/
Aqwa67115/
Ecwa6727/
Iqwa6722/
Oqwa6712/
Equa6711/
Hesquay679/
Chenkwa678/
Cheugwa672/
Chiekwa672/
Jqwa671/
Chekwea671/
Eqwo671/
Chekwai671/
Heigway671/

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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 Heqwa
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