Pakwe Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2691:201,40421,575
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Pakwe Last Name Facts

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

Pakwe is most common in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 928,396th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname Pakwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pakwe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 201,404. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Limpopo, where 6 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Pakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Pakwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.71% less than the national average, earning R 76,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phakwe91265/
Pankwe9165/
Pakwee914/
Paakwe911/
Pakw893/
Pakue80205/
Pakwa80144/
Pakwi8079/
Pagwe8044/
Pokwe806/
Pekwe804/
Phakweha774/
Phokwe73167/
Phagwe7395/
Paykue7361/
Phakwa7350/
Pakwai7328/
Pakuer7314/
Paakwa738/
Pagwet737/
Pankue734/
Pakuet733/
Phakwi733/
Pankwi732/
Poukwe732/
Phakue732/
Paykwa731/
Pakueyi6748/
Pohkwer6731/
Pakkueh671/
Pankuea671/
Phaikew671/
Phatkue671/
Pacw671/
Packuet671/
Pakoues671/
Paascwe671/
Paykoue671/
Paukues670/

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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 Pakwe
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