Kakuva Surname

249,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kakuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,5841:1,521200
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kakuva (90) may also be a first name.

Kakuva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakuva (Hindi: ककुवा) occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakuva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,366th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,577,604 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakuva are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 90 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,584 people, or 1 in 1,521. In Namibia Kakuva is mostly concentrated in: Kunene Region, where 90 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 5 percent reside and Omusati Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Namibia Kakuva occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakueva9273/
Kakuvha921/
Kakuvai921/
Kakouvas861/
Kakuwa831,739/
Kakuvi83408/
Kakiva83152/
Kakuvo8317/
Qakuva8314/
Kakuve839/
Kekuva834/
Kacuva831/
Kokueva77695/
Kakieva77178/
Kakivai7738/
Kokouva7736/
Kakoeva7733/
Kakuwah7720/
Kakuuba7713/
Gcakuva777/
Kakivay773/
Kaakuba773/
Kakuywa772/
Kakeuwa772/
Kakkuba772/
Khakuwa771/
Khakiva771/
Kakuvyi771/
Kacueva771/
Kaikuve771/
Kaikuwa771/
Kakuswa771/
Qhakuva771/
Gqakuva771/
Koskuva770/
Khaykhueva751/
Kaykieva71323/
Khakieva71227/
Koukouva7152/
Kakkoeva7126/
Kookueva7118/
Kaikuvuo7112/
Kokouvas715/
Kaikieva715/
Kakhieva714/
Kakkieva712/
Khakuywa711/
Kakivaay711/
Kaakivai711/
Khokhuva711/
Khakhuvi711/
Kakouwap711/
Kakuwaha711/
Kakiwa67387/
Kokuwa67176/
Kakuwe6799/
Kacuba6787/
Kokiva6732/
Khakhoeva6715/
Khakkieva679/
Kokuvi678/
Kekuvo674/
Kakuwi672/
Kakuwo672/
Cakuwa671/
Khokhueva671/
Khakhieva671/
Koukouvai671/
Kacuwa671/
Kokkouvas671/

Kakuva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakuva in the Hindi language
ककुवाkakuva77.19
ककूवाkakuva22.81

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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 Kakuva
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