Kwakaya Surname
3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo
Kwakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwakaa | 92 | 36 | / |
| Kwakay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwakaya | 86 | 15 | / |
| Nkwakay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwakaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwagkaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwaakaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwahgkaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwakaa | 77 | 224 | / |
| Kwakai | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kwakey | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kwagkhaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwahgkaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwakuyi | 71 | 645 | / |
| Kuakuya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kwakyeh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kwakuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwakyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwacheya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaqhhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwakoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwachiya | 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 Kwakaya
- 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