Pakwo Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Pakwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pakwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pakwo is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Pakwo live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda Pakwo is primarily found in: Kitgum District, where 72 percent live, Agago District, where 14 percent live and Pader District, where 7 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakwa80144/
Pekwo8038/
Pokwo8020/
Padkwood771/
Pakcwood771/
Phakwa7350/
Paakwa738/
Pagwod734/
Pagwou732/
Padkwa731/
Paykwa731/
Peukwo731/
Peckwo731/
Puikwo731/
Pakwat731/
Pangwoh67101/
Pakwach672/
Pakhwaa671/
Pongkwo671/
Pacwood671/
Paydkwa671/

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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 Pakwo
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