Kakwu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kakwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kakwu (10) may also be a first name.
Kakwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kakwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kakwu is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwu live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kakwu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most common in: Yobe, where 62 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Jigawa, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Kakwu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakwau | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kankwu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kakw'u | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kakwut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kakwui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kainkwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kachkwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kokwu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kekwu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kagwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kangwu | 73 | 33 | / |
| Konkwu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Caukwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kangwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakgueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakuhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keukwwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kogwu | 60 | 233 | / |
| Kongwu | 55 | 12 | / |
| Kaugbu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Kuogwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kaguou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kagueu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kagbui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kagbou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kanqueu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Qakquoo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kongwou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kakwu
- 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