Kakwaya Surname

147,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kakwaya Surname User-submission:

The Kakwaya surname of the Kaonde clan/tribe of Zambia, Africa, means 'hunter'.

The territory of the Kaonde speaking people in Zambia is rich in wild life. Most Kaonde-speaking people spent most of their time hunting for their living.

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Kakwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7561:30,1493,592
Uganda6991:55,8506,590
Zambia4101:38,6583,856
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kakwaya (120) may also be a first name.

Kakwaya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kakwaya surname of the Kaonde clan/tribe of Zambia, Africa, means 'hunter'.

The territory of the Kaonde speaking people in Zambia is rich in wild life. Most Kaonde-speaking people spent most of their time hunting for their living. Hence, a skillful and successful hunter was named Kakwaya. The name ultimately was passed on to the offspring from one generation to another as surname.

Today, apart from the Kakwaya people of Tanzania or Namibia, people bearing the surname Kakwaya in Zambia are not common and can only be traced to bena kyulu which means 'the Hill or the Mountain Clan' of the Kaonde speaking people who originally belonged to the chiefdom of chief Kizera and later migrated to the chiefdom of Chief Kapijimpanga.

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Kakwaya Last Name Facts

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

Kakwaya is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakwaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kakwaya is the 147,841st most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,434,863 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwaya are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kakwaya is also the 852,104th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 120 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,756 people, or 1 in 30,149. In Tanzania Kakwaya is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 48 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Mara Region, where 12 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.

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Kakwau7721/
Kakwai779/
Kakwea775/
Kagwaa773/
Kakwae771/
Kakweyi71383/
Kagweya7138/
Kakwiyo7124/
Khakwai714/
Kagwaja713/
Kadkwai713/
Kagwayi712/
Kaqwaia711/
Kokwaye711/
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Kakwiye711/
Kekwayo711/
Kangwiya67178/
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