Kuwaka Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Kuwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kuwaka Demographics
Kuwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kuwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuwaka occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,020,555th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kuwaka reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Kuwaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kuwaka last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwakai | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kuwauka | 92 | 2 | / |
| Khuwaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaszka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kushwaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaki | 83 | 1,618 | / |
| Kowaka | 83 | 372 | / |
| Kiwaka | 83 | 265 | / |
| Kuvaka | 83 | 123 | / |
| Kuweka | 83 | 122 | / |
| Kuwako | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kuwake | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuwoka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kubajka | 77 | 287 | / |
| Kauvaka | 77 | 152 | / |
| Kuibaka | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kiwacka | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kuvakas | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kusuaka | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kouvaka | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kuwakit | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kowacka | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kubakha | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kuvacka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuvakai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kuwakij | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kauwaki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kihwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwakep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kusvaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kowakoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwheka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouvakas | 71 | 99 | / |
| Kahuweka | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kushvaka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kouwakou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gkowacka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowaki | 67 | 988 | / |
| Kuwoko | 67 | 339 | / |
| Kivaka | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kowake | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kuvaki | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kushvakha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kowako | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuveka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiweka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiwoka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kubaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvaqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvoka | 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
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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 Kuwaka
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