Kakodwa Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kakodwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kakodwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856

Kakodwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakodwa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakodwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kakodwa is the 607,405th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname Kakodwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakodwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kakodwa is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Beside Malawi this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakadwa861/
Kakotwe711/
Kakutwa711/
Qhokodwa671/
Kokadwad671/
Khokotwat634/
Kakatua57187/
Kakutwe57110/
Kakutwi5744/
Kakatwe571/
Kokudua571/
Cakadwe571/
Kakatui571/
Keketwa571/
Kaikatui53578/
Khokotwi534/
Kaykatui533/
Kokatwad532/
Kaikaatui501/
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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 Kakodwa
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