Saakwa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Saakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Saakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saakwa occurs most in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saakwa? popularity and diffusion
Saakwa is the 4,116,508th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Saakwa reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kayunga District, where 29 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 14 percent are found and Busia District, where 14 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 17 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Saakwa
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