Jawaka Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jawaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jawaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jawaka is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jawaka reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Jawaka is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaswaka926/
Djawaka923/
Jawakha921/
Jawaszka861/
Sawaka831,393/
Yawaka83148/
Jawake8366/
Javaka8362/
Zawaka8322/
Jawaki8319/
Cawaka834/
Jawaca831/
Jawoka831/
Jaweka831/
Zawadka773,835/
Zawacka7712/
Jawaker779/
Seawaka779/
Sawakai779/
Cawakka777/
Yawakai773/
Zawatka772/
Sawaika772/
Javaeka771/
Zawazka771/
Yaswaka771/
Jabakai771/
Jabaika771/
Geawaka771/
Giawaka771/
Ajowaka771/
Yawaika771/
Zawaska770/
Ihawakaa714/
Javakhah713/
Saiwakai711/
Jaabouka711/
Jaywokah711/
Jawasker711/
Jawacker711/
Jawoko67446/
Javake6772/
Zawako6768/
Savaka6759/
Yawake6744/
Yavaka6740/
Yawoka6737/
Yowaka6731/
Sawako6725/
Javaki6719/
Yawaki6717/
Jowaki6715/
Javako678/
Javadkhah677/
Cavaka674/
Jabake674/
Sawoka674/
Joweka674/
Iawoka673/
Cawaca673/
Zavaka672/
Jowoka671/
Ejaevakka671/
Aaijavaka671/
Ijavakaus671/
Iaweka671/
Sowaka671/
Yawako671/

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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 Jawaka
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