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 surname Kakwasa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwasa live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 476,089. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kibaale District, where 34 percent live, Kyegegwa District, where 11 percent live and Rakai District, where 10 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis