Rokwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Rokwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rokwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rokwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rokwa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rokwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Rokwa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Rokwa live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Rokwa is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rokwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rockway | 83 | 74 | / |
| Rozkwas | 83 | 28 | / |
| Roskwas | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rodkwea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rakwa | 80 | 765 | / |
| Rukwa | 80 | 100 | / |
| Rokua | 80 | 85 | / |
| Rokwi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Rokwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rokwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rogwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rocwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rokuad | 73 | 95 | / |
| Rakwah | 73 | 83 | / |
| Ruukwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Rrokua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Roukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rakkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rückwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rokwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rockwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rekwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reckwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rockwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rogway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ronkwj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rokwisz | 67 | 60 | / |
| Rogwaja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rakkhwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Roughwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Roghwah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rotkuea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruongwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rodkuae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ronkgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rockwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rashkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rougwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokuhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rockwod | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reckway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rongway | 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
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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 Rokwa
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