Kodwa Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Kodwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 235 | 1:230,543 | 23,873 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kodwa (34) may also be a first name.
Kodwa Demographics
Average Kodwa Salary in
South Africa
R 98,904
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kodwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kodwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kodwa (Marathi: कोडवा) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kodwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kodwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kodwa is the 777,192nd most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. Kodwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kodwa live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 34 people.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 230,543. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Kodwa Last Name Statistics demography
Kodwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.38% less than the national average, earning R 98,904 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodwat | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kodwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kodwad | 91 | 2 | / |
| Koudwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kodwath | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kodua | 80 | 9,818 | / |
| Kadwa | 80 | 1,945 | / |
| Kotwa | 80 | 624 | / |
| Kodwo | 80 | 354 | / |
| Kudwa | 80 | 132 | / |
| Kodwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kodva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kedwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotwas | 73 | 661 | / |
| Kotwat | 73 | 205 | / |
| Khodwe | 73 | 113 | / |
| Kotwad | 73 | 42 | / |
| Khodwi | 73 | 33 | / |
| Kadway | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kadwad | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kudwah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Khadwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kodbay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kadwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kudwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kotwap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kedwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kotwaś | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kodvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koduas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kodbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Codway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kedway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kodweis | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kodweiß | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kodvath | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khotwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koduhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoutwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuidwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khadwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khadway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kothwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khudwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khadwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khedwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khudwai | 67 | 1 | / |
Kodwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kodwa in the Marathi language | ||
| कोडवा | kodava | - |
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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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- 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 Kodwa
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