Kakwakwa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kakwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kakwakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kakwakwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwakwa? popularity and diffusion
Kakwakwa is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwakwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 689,127. In Zambia Kakwakwa is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 96 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankwankwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kakwangwa | 82 | 21 | / |
| Kagwagwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kakuakua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kacwacwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kakwegwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kang'wangwa | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kakwokui | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kang'wang'wa | 60 | 4 | / |
| Kagwaigwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Keicwangwa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kokwanguha | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kagwegwa | 50 | 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
- 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 Kakwakwa
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