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

The last name Kakwaya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakwaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kakwaya is the 147,841st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,434,863 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwaya live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 120 people.

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

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Kakwau7721/
Kakwai779/
Kakwea775/
Kagwaa773/
Kakwae771/
Kakweyi71383/
Kagweya7138/
Kakwiyo7124/
Khakwai714/
Kagwaja713/
Kadkwai713/
Kagwayi712/
Kaqwaia711/
Kokwaye711/
Kaqwa'a711/
Kakwiye711/
Kekwayo711/
Kangwiya67178/
Kangwayi673/
Kaunkwai671/

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