Kakwasa Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Kakwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 82 | 1:476,089 | 27,837 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
Kakwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kakwasa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwasa? popularity and diffusion
Kakwasa is the 1,604,449th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Kakwasa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwasa reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 476,089. In Uganda Kakwasa is most common in: Kibaale District, where 34 percent reside, Kyegegwa District, where 11 percent reside and Rakai District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Kakwasa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakwasha | 93 | 171 | / |
| Kakwatsa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kankwassa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kankwasaa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kakwesa | 86 | 294 | / |
| Kakwasi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kakuasa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kakwase | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kagwasa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kekwasa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kankwase | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kagwasha | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kankwasi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kakwatsi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kakwazia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kakwacha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kakwashi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kangwasa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakwatso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakwatse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakwaise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangwasha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kakwatshi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kankwaise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kakweza | 71 | 222 | / |
| Kakuesa | 71 | 48 | / |
| Kakuasi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kagwaza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kakweso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakweise | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kokwatse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuigwasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaqweasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwocha | 67 | 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 Kakwasa
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