Kakwin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kakwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Kakwin Last Name Facts

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

Kakwin is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kakwin is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwin reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kakwin is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Kakwin is primarily found in: Hoima District, where 25 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 25 percent reside and Nakaseke District, where 25 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakwine9229/
Kankwin921/
Kakwina921/
Kakwein921/
Khakwain861/
Kaakwine861/
Kacwin8359/
Kokwin837/
Kakwen832/
Kakuin832/
Khakwn831/
Kagwin831/
Kokwain7726/
Kakwene7712/
Kakwaen774/
Kaigwin770/
Keagwin770/
Khakwaen7121/
Kongkwin714/
Kuokwing711/
Kokuin671,049/
Cagwin67430/
Kocwin6783/
Kaquin675/
Khongkwin674/
Kakuen672/
Kokwen672/
Kakuim671/
Kegwin671/
Kaiqun671/

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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 Kakwin
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