Kakwi Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Kakwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kakwi (22) may also be a first name.
Kakwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakwi is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwi? popularity and diffusion
Kakwi is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. Kakwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kakwi live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kakwi is also the 2,301,746th most common forename at a global level, borne by 22 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 296,701. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 46 percent reside and West Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakwai | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kakwui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kakwwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khakwai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kadkwai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kakwich | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kakui | 80 | 6,078 | / |
| Kagwi | 80 | 2,529 | / |
| Kakwa | 80 | 577 | / |
| Kakwe | 80 | 76 | / |
| Kekwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kokwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaunkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakwey | 73 | 233 | / |
| Kaukui | 73 | 104 | / |
| Kaekwe | 73 | 50 | / |
| Kakwej | 73 | 48 | / |
| Keakwa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Kaukwe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kagwai | 73 | 18 | / |
| Khakwa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kaskui | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khakui | 73 | 7 | / |
| Katkui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kakwea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kekwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kokwei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaikwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kankui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgokwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaskwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaykwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kacwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kakuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kakgui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kakwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kekwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kokwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kagwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kakwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaqwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kakwez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khakhwe | 67 | 136 | / |
| Khaukwa | 67 | 116 | / |
| Khaikwa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kahakui | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kakouhi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kaungwi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kangwii | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kagwije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kacweis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kankwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaqwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgakgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kadkweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaskuis | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kakwi
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