Jekwa Surname
Approximately 836 people bear this surname
Jekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 662 | 1:81,839 | 10,097 |
| Zimbabwe | 168 | 1:91,894 | 13,153 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jekwa Demographics
Average Jekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 195,576
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Jekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jekwa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jekwa? popularity and diffusion
Jekwa is the 416,195th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,717,160 people. The last name Jekwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jekwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Jekwa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 81,839. In South Africa Jekwa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Jekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Jekwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.7% less than the national average, earning R 195,576 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jekhwa | 91 | 28 | / |
| Jeukwa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Jenkwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Djekwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tjekwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jekwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ijekwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jeikwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jeckway | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jiekwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djekwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jikwa | 80 | 10,829 | / |
| Yekwa | 80 | 852 | / |
| Sekwa | 80 | 659 | / |
| Ekwau | 80 | 281 | / |
| Jecwa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Gekwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Jekwe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Yjkwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ekwaj | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jegwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ekwaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zekwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jekwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jekua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijegwa | 73 | 505 | / |
| Sekgwa | 73 | 307 | / |
| Sekwai | 73 | 128 | / |
| Seakwa | 73 | 46 | / |
| Ijekwe | 73 | 45 | / |
| Genkwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jiikwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ekwaja | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jaikwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Cojkwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yekwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yenkwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jekwoh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jikwwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ehikwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seekwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jekwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hjikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sehkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jencwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zekwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seakgwa | 67 | 357 | / |
| Ekua | 67 | 149 | / |
| Ojiekwe | 67 | 114 | / |
| Djuikwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Iheakwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ejiekwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eqwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaikwad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijeagwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihekwoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seehkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seikwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeakwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijegwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jenkweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeukwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djekwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekweowa | 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
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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 Jekwa
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