Jakwi Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jakwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2491:62,0019,346
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jakwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jakwi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jakwi is the 1,009,375th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jakwi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Jakwi is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 62,001. In Zimbabwe Jakwi is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 28 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakwai912/
Jackwi912/
Jakwio911/
Djakwoi831/
Jackwie831/
Jakwith830/
Sakwi80456/
Jakwa80324/
Jokwi80226/
Jakwe80219/
Yakwi8018/
Jakui802/
Zakwi801/
Jackwich771/
Jackwist770/
Jackwith770/
Jakway73161/
Zakwai7397/
Zakwoi7391/
Sakwai7350/
Iakwai7332/
Jonkwi7317/
Djakwe7315/
Yakwai7311/
Sakwei739/
Jaikwa738/
Yakwoi736/
Jankui735/
Jokwoi735/
Jakwee732/
Ijakwa732/
Jakkui731/
Giakwi731/
Jaikui731/
Jakuis731/
Zakwei731/
Yakwei731/
Jacwio731/
Jakwey730/
Jaskwhich7126/
Jackwhich711/
Jackway67519/
Ajaekwe6784/
Jiagwei6729/
Giahkwi6717/
Jackuie6714/
Sackwie6712/
Jaikwee6710/
Jangkui676/
Ajeakwe675/
Jacwich674/
Jiankui673/
Ajiakwa672/
Jockwis671/
Sahkwai671/
Sakkwai671/
Jackwee671/
Jiagwai671/
Jangwai671/
Djoukwi671/
Ojiakwe671/
Jakouhi671/
Jaqwith670/
Jacwith670/
Jakways670/

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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 Jakwi
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