Jokwa Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

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

Jokwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jokwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jokwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jokwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jokwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jokwa is the 2,414,640th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Jokwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jokwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Jokwa Last Name Statistics demography

Jokwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.67% less than the national average, earning R 36,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djokwa9181/
Ajokwa9114/
Jonkwa913/
Ojokwa912/
Jokwat912/
Jokway910/
Djoukwa8330/
Hajokwa839/
Ejiokwa831/
Jakwa80324/
Sokwa80281/
Jukwa80280/
Jokwi80226/
Yokwa80205/
Jokwe8058/
Jokwo8043/
Zokwa8024/
Jokua806/
Jogwa804/
Jakway73161/
Sookwa7365/
Ojogwa7346/
Jonkwo7334/
Jakwau7334/
Yokwai7327/
Jakwad7325/
Joukwe7323/
Jeukwa7321/
Jonkwi7317/
Jakwat7314/
Soikwa7312/
Ojokwo739/
Ojukwa736/
Cojkwa736/
Jokwoi735/
Jokkua735/
Ajokua734/
Ijukwa734/
Djakwa733/
Yiokwa733/
Ijokwe732/
Ajogwa732/
Soukwa732/
Zoukwa732/
Zoikwa732/
Jakwai732/
Ojokwe732/
Ijakwa732/
Oyokwa731/
Joukwo731/
Jokgwe731/
Yokwat731/
Zokwea731/
Sokwai731/
Djokwo731/
Johgwa731/
Ujukwa731/
Yokhwa731/
Jogwad731/
Ojokua731/
Eyokwa731/
Jokkwe731/
Ajokwo731/
Ajokwuoha711/
Jackway67519/
Ajeakwa67177/
Jockwer67109/
Juongwa6755/
Djoukwo6728/
Jackwat6714/
Jakwach679/
Sohkwai675/
Jackwad674/
Sookwai674/
Sookwaa673/
Ejukwas673/
Djougwa672/
Ajiakwa672/
Jakkwad672/
Ejukwua672/
Joshkua672/
Jongwai671/
Ojukwua671/
Jockwis671/
Ehoukwa671/
Jongkua671/
Eyoukwa671/
Ejiokwe671/
Ojoekwe671/
Youkwai671/
Ojiokwo671/
Djakwah671/
Zohkwai671/
Djaakwa671/
Ehonkwa671/
Djackwa671/
Jukkwas671/
Ojoghwa671/
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 Jokwa
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