Kakewu Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kakewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1091:145,41210,533
DR Congo751:985,06164,020

Kakewu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakewu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kakewu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakewu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kakewu is the 1,252,959th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakewu reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Kakewu is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 145,412. In Zambia Kakewu is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 97 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakiewu921/
Kakawu8343/
Kakebu8321/
Kakowu831/
Kakaiswu711/
Kakovu6777/
Kakavu6710/
Kokowu673/
Kakivu672/
Cakawu671/
Kokowou622/
Kacaveu621/
Kokhaiwu5711/
Kakkavou579/
Koukebou571/
Kouchewou532/
Gkagkavou531/
Kekevu5021/
Kokovu502/
Qekevu501/
Cakavu501/
Kokavu501/

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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 Kakewu
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