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
Rokwa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rokwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rokwa is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Rokwa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Rokwa live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Rokwa is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Rokwa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
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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