Khanakwa Surname
Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname
Khanakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,740 | 1:22,436 | 3,259 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Khanakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khanakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khanakwa is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khanakwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 231,565th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,176,244 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khanakwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,740 people, or 1 in 22,436. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 46 percent live, Manafwa District, where 28 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanakhwa | 94 | 4 | / |
| Hanakwa | 93 | 126 | / |
| Kanakwa | 93 | 65 | / |
| Khanakhwaj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khanagwa | 88 | 22 | / |
| Hanankwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khanakwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanakwad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanakwaya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kahanagwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanagwa | 80 | 568 | / |
| Kanekwa | 80 | 458 | / |
| Hanagwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hanakua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanakwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanokwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaneakua | 75 | 200 | / |
| Khanagua | 75 | 31 | / |
| Kangagwa | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kanokwat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanaggwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanankwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kainagwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chanangwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kaneaukua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenagwa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Chainangwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kenekwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanagwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanagba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanegwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanakui | 67 | 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 Khanakwa
- 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