Pikwa Surname
Approximately 613 people bear this surname
Pikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 535 | 1:101,267 | 12,264 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pikwa (28) may also be a first name.
Pikwa Demographics
Average Pikwa Salary in
South Africa
R 166,932
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Pikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pikwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pikwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 528,243rd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Pikwa reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pikwa is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 28 people.
The surname Pikwa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 101,267. In South Africa Pikwa is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Pikwa Last Name Statistics demography
Pikwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.75% less than the national average, earning R 166,932 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phikwa | 91 | 526 | / |
| Pikway | 91 | 7 | / |
| Pikwah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pihkwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Peikwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Piskwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pikhwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pikwo | 80 | 1,161 | / |
| Pekwa | 80 | 278 | / |
| Pukwa | 80 | 114 | / |
| Pikua | 80 | 18 | / |
| Pigwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pikwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pikwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pfukwa | 73 | 353 | / |
| Phikwe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Peikua | 73 | 19 | / |
| Pikwer | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phekwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pikwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pekhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puikwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Petkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pickwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Piogwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pyokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paykwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phekgwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peckwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pickwod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piekwyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paydkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peckway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pikwa
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