Sakatwe Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sakatwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakatwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia251:633,99725,256
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Sakatwe Last Name Facts

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

Sakatwe is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakatwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sakatwe is the 2,876,555th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sakatwe are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 633,997. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Luapula Province, where 64 percent are found, Central Province, where 16 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 46 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakatwe935/
Siakatwe935/
Sekatwe8610/
Sakatwa864/
Shakatwa8064/
Ssekatwe807/
Shaukatw801/
Siakatwa801/
Sacadwe71147/
Sokotwe7173/
Seketwe7122/
Cakadwe711/
Sakadwi711/
Sakadue711/
Socatwa571/
Sacadue571/
Sakhodwa531/
Shakadvip502/

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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 Sakatwe
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