Paakwa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Paakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Paakwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paakwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Paakwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Paakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Paakwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Paakwa reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Paakwa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakwa91144/
Phakwa8350/
Pakwai8328/
Pakwat831/
Padkwa831/
Paakwe831/
Paykwa831/
Pakwach772/
Paydkwa771/
Pakhwaa771/
Pakwe73284/
Pekwa73278/
Pacwa73201/
Pokwa73118/
Pakwi7379/
Pakwo7348/
Pagwa7311/
Phakweha714/
Phakwe67265/
Pokwas67141/
Pankwe6765/
Phagwa6760/
Pokwap6754/
Pagvaa6719/
Paquaa679/
Podkwa676/
Pakwee674/
Ponkwa673/
Paagua673/
Phakwi673/
Pankwi672/
Pacway672/
Phekwa672/
Peikwa671/
Paggwa671/
Pokwat671/
Pagwah671/
Paguaa671/
Peukwa671/
Phakua671/

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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 Paakwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis