Kyakwa Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kyakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kyakwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Uganda1301:300,30220,842

Kyakwa (56) may also be a first name.

Kyakwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kyakwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyakwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 650,013th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyakwa live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kyakwa is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 56 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 28 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyakwua921/
Kaayakwa861/
Kyaakkwa861/
Kajyakwa861/
Keakwa8333/
Kiakwa8327/
Kyagwa837/
Kyakwo831/
Kyacwa831/
Kuyokwa775,496/
Kayokwa7732/
Kajokwa7727/
Kyakwou771/
Keeakwa771/
Kyoakuaa714/
Kiangkwa712/
Gqyakwad712/
Kuyokwah711/
Kiakua672/
Khiankwai671/
Kyagua671/
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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 Kyakwa
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