Hlokwa Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hlokwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlokwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2561:211,63222,369

Hlokwa (52) may also be a first name.

Hlokwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hlokwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlokwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 998,609th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlokwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Hlokwa is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 52 people.

The last name Hlokwa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 211,632. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent are found.

Hlokwa Last Name Statistics demography

Hlokwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.39% less than the national average, earning R 115,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlokgwa921/
Lokwa9126,657/
Hlokwe83521/
Hlekwa83161/
Lookwa8376/
Lokwai8311/
Lokkwa834/
Loukwa832/
Lonkwa832/
Lokway832/
Lockwa832/
Lhokwa831/
Lokwaa831/
Lokwat831/
Khloikhwa809/
Loukwae7748/
Lockway7737/
Loukwai7711/
Lookwai7710/
Hlougwa774/
Lookwah773/
Hlohgwa772/
Hlonqwa771/
Lookwad771/
Lokwaap771/
Lokwaus771/
Loikwaa771/
Loukwaa771/
Lockwad770/
Lekwa732,098/
Lokua73980/
Lakwa73965/
Lukwa73783/
Lokwe73762/
Lokwi73140/
Lokwo7358/
Logwa7312/
Locwa731/
Lookhwai711/
Hlongway711/
Lookwhai711/
Lokwii675,578/
Lokwee67688/
Lokwei67413/
Lokwit67294/
Lukwah6797/
Lakway6789/
Lakwai6776/
Lukwai6746/
Lekwai6729/
Lackwa6719/
Lekwua6711/
Leukwa6711/
Lankwa679/
Lakwau678/
Lgokwe675/
Lougwa674/
Hlegwa674/
Lookwe674/
Lakwaj672/
Lokwey672/
Loukwe672/
Lekwau672/
Lookua671/
Lyogwa671/
Lyokwe671/
Lekwah671/
Lockwe671/
Hlogwe671/
Loqwas671/
Loekwe671/
Lokwui671/
Liokwe671/
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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 Hlokwa
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