Kakwena Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Kakwena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 65 | 1:37,068 | 5,192 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kakwena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakwena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakwena is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwena live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 37,068. In Namibia Kakwena is mostly found in: Kavango East Region, where 54 percent live, Oshana Region, where 26 percent live and Hardap Region, where 6 percent live. Besides Namibia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakwenah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kakuena | 86 | 68 | / |
| Kakweni | 86 | 63 | / |
| Kakweno | 86 | 24 | / |
| Kakwene | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kakwana | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kakwina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kagwenga | 80 | 57 | / |
| Kakwenyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kakuenoa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kakwenje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kakwaana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakuenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakweini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakweino | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakwengo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakwini | 71 | 428 | / |
| Kokwana | 71 | 247 | / |
| Kakuina | 71 | 48 | / |
| Kagwene | 71 | 35 | / |
| Kakwine | 71 | 29 | / |
| Qakwana | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kagwana | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kakwano | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kagweni | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kekwana | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kokwona | 71 | 5 | / |
| Qakweni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kakueni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kacwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagbena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaguena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokweny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakuenje | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kagwenyi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kakuhana | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kankwine | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaakwini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kagwenge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kagweene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kakwaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaquenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kocwenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaakwine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaqwaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekwenoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khakwano | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kakwena
- 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