Kwanaka Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kwanaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kwanaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwanaka has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanaka? popularity and diffusion
Kwanaka is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Kwanaka are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Kwanaka is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwanakau | 93 | 9 | / |
| Kwangaka | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kwanakai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kwangakah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kwanaki | 86 | 227 | / |
| Kwangako | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwanecka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwangake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweneka | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kuanaki | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kwanace | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kwanaco | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwanaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanakhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanachi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwanoski | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanaakhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbannaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaneaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweuneka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwenekaa | 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 Kwanaka
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