Kakwo Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kakwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1481:263,77919,248
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kakwo (30) may also be a first name.

Kakwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakwo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kakwo is the 1,353,468th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwo reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 30 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 263,779. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Amudat District, where 99 percent are found, Arua District, where 1 percent are found and Nakapiripirit District, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Kakwo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaikwo915/
Kagkwo912/
Kankwo912/
Khakwo911/
Kakuo80998/
Kakwa80577/
Kokwo80334/
Kagwo804/
Kaekwa73101/
Keakwa7333/
Kakwau7321/
Khakwa7318/
Kakwah7311/
Kankuo739/
Kakwas734/
Keagwo733/
Kaikwa732/
Kaakwa732/
Kaukwa731/
Cakwoh731/
Kakuoz731/
Kakhwa731/
Kaykwa731/
Kaskwa731/
Kakwad731/
Kakuop731/
Khaukwa67116/
Kahakwa6763/
Khaikwa6752/
Kainkwa6715/
Khankwa6714/
Koonkwo6710/
Kaykwad678/
Kaikwad678/
Kakouho672/
Katkwad672/
Kangkuo671/
Kakuhou671/
Katkuoy671/

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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 Kakwo
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