Pikwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pikwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Pikwe (9) may also be a first name.

Pikwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pikwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pikwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pikwe is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Pikwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pikwe are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 9 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live and Northwest Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Cameroon Pikwe is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phikwe9130/
Pikwer915/
Pikw894/
Pikwa80613/
Picwe8073/
Pekwe804/
Pikue802/
Pikwi802/
Pickwett771/
Phikwa73526/
Pikuet7312/
Pikway737/
Pihkwa733/
Piekue731/
Peikwa731/
Phukwe731/
Piskue731/
Pickwh731/
Pigweed674/
Phaikew671/
Pykw671/
Pikhwai671/
Piqw671/
Poingwe671/
Peikuet671/
Piekwyi671/
Pickuet671/

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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 Pikwe
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