Kuyokwa Surname
87,519th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5,496 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Kuyokwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,522 | 1:3,786 | 511 |
| Tanzania | 800 | 1:66,177 | 6,995 |
| Zambia | 172 | 1:92,151 | 7,541 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kuyokwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuyokwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuyokwa occurs most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuyokwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 87,519th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,325,973 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuyokwa live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 4,522 people, or 1 in 3,786. Excluding Malawi it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuyokwah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kujokwa | 86 | 301 | / |
| Kayokwa | 86 | 32 | / |
| Kiyokwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kauyukwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kyakwa | 77 | 465 | / |
| Kyokwe | 77 | 372 | / |
| Keukwa | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kuikwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kojkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaykwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kayukwa | 71 | 1,278 | / |
| Kujikwa | 71 | 221 | / |
| Kayekwa | 71 | 157 | / |
| Khaukwa | 71 | 116 | / |
| Kuyigwa | 71 | 49 | / |
| Kayikwa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kajokwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kaykwad | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kijukwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kayakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keyakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuyekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyakwua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyokuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayokwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koyekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayongwa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Kuyangwa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kiyongwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kayakwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaijukwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaunkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaunkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaayakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyaakkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouenkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuyingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajyakwa | 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 Kuyokwa
- 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