Kakwela Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Kakwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zambia | 59 | 1:268,643 | 15,815 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kakwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakwela is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kakwela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 980,795th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwela are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khakwela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kakwele | 86 | 767 | / |
| Kakwala | 86 | 357 | / |
| Kakuela | 86 | 34 | / |
| Kagwela | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kakwila | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kakweli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakwilat | 80 | 33 | / |
| Keakwala | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kangwela | 80 | 5 | / |
| Konkwela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kankuela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakwaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kankwila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kokwele | 71 | 36 | / |
| Kagwala | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kagwele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kagweli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kagwila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kakuila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakwili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakueli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakuele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kekwola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangweli | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kokwilai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kangwila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Konkwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagweele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaggwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagbelah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khokwala | 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 Kakwela
- 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