Kakwisa Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kakwisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakwisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1411:112,4118,739
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kakwisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakwisa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakwisa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwisa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 112,411. In Zambia Kakwisa is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 65 percent are found, Southern Province, where 22 percent are found and Western Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Kakwisa
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