Phakwa Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Phakwa Last Name Facts

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

Phakwa occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Phakwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phakwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phakwa is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phakwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Botswana, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 56,075. Barring Botswana it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent reside.

Phakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Phakwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.58% less than the national average, earning R 17,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakwa91144/
Phakweha864/
Phakwe83265/
Phagwa8360/
Pakwai8328/
Paakwa838/
Phakwi833/
Phekwa832/
Phakua831/
Paykwa831/
Padkwa831/
Pakwat831/
Phagwah7727/
Phekgwa774/
Pakwach772/
Phonkwa771/
Paydkwa771/
Phokwah771/
Pakhwaa771/
Pakwe73284/
Pekwa73278/
Pacwa73201/
Pakua73165/
Pokwa73118/
Pakwi7379/
Pakwo7348/
Fakwa7346/
Vakwa7313/
Pagwa7311/
Phacwahe711/
Phangway711/
Phokwe67167/
Pokwas67141/
Phagwe6795/
Pankwe6765/
Fankwa6757/
Pokwap6754/
Pakkua6714/
Podkwa676/
Pakwee674/
Phagua674/
Ponkwa673/
Pankwi672/
Pacway672/
Feakwa672/
Phakue672/
Peikwa671/
Phegwa671/
Peukwa671/
Fadkwa671/
Paakwe671/
Pagwah671/
Pankua671/
Vhekwa671/
Vakwai671/
Phatthkua671/
Phogwa671/
Pokwat671/
Paggwa671/

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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 Phakwa
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