Kokwe Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5061:107,07112,911
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kokwe (121) may also be a first name.

Kokwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kokwe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 459,064th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name Kokwe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kokwe are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kokwe is also the 848,089th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 121 people.

The surname Kokwe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 506 people, or 1 in 107,071. In South Africa Kokwe is most frequent in: North West, where 42 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 17 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Kokwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kokwe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 51.6% less than the national average, earning R 115,020 per year and in United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kokhwe9158/
Kokwhe917/
Kokwee916/
Kokwei913/
Kokweh912/
Kokw891/
Kokweah83108/
Khokhwe831/
Kokwa80180/
Kakwe8076/
Cokwe8024/
Kokue8020/
Kekwe8015/
Kukwe8010/
Kogwe804/
Kokwi802/
Kounkweh779/
Kongkwej775/
Kuokwieh771/
Kakwey73233/
Kokuea73137/
Gcokwe7353/
Kaekwe7350/
Kakwej7348/
Koskue7340/
Kaukwe7323/
Kukweh7315/
Kokuer7312/
Kakwea735/
Koigwe732/
Hcokwe732/
Kekwei731/
Kojkwa731/
Khokwa731/
Kgokwi731/
Kokwai731/
Cokhwe731/
Gqokwe731/
Qhokwe731/
Koukue731/
Kakwet731/
Kaskwe731/
Kakwue731/
Cookwe731/
Kakwez731/
Koukwa731/
Khakhwe67136/
Kongwee6787/
Koonkue6724/
Kongkue675/
Konkuea674/
Kongwej674/
Cokw672/
Khokuea671/
Kgakgwe671/
Gcokhwe671/
Qhookwe671/
Kougwet671/
Koingwe671/
Kokouhe671/
Konkwai671/
Kankwee671/
Kakwehe671/
Kadkweh671/
Kakw671/
Kotkuea671/

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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 Kokwe
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