Sakwala Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sakwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sakwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakwala is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakwala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sakwala are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Sakwala is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: East Region, where 50 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakwala | 93 | 16 | / |
| Siakwala | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sekwala | 86 | 347 | / |
| Sokwala | 86 | 180 | / |
| Sakwale | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sakwali | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sakuala | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sakwela | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sagwala | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sakwalo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jakwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekwaila | 80 | 836 | / |
| Sonkwala | 80 | 634 | / |
| Siakwale | 80 | 371 | / |
| Shakwale | 80 | 59 | / |
| Shakwali | 80 | 36 | / |
| Sokwalla | 80 | 11 | / |
| Siakwali | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jackwala | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shagwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakwallo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sokwahla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suikwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekwalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwaila | 75 | 56 | / |
| Shangwala | 75 | 30 | / |
| Shakwallo | 75 | 13 | / |
| Sekgwaela | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shaikwale | 75 | 5 | / |
| Siakwaali | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sonkwalla | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shankuala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shankwale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekwela | 71 | 193 | / |
| Sagbala | 71 | 115 | / |
| Zakwela | 71 | 35 | / |
| Sokwali | 71 | 26 | / |
| Sekwalo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sogwala | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sokwela | 71 | 11 | / |
| Saqwale | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sakualo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakwalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Segwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheikhwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sagwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwela | 67 | 198 | / |
| Sangwale | 67 | 77 | / |
| Sangwali | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sokwalot | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sangwalo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shagwali | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shakwolo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jakkuala | 67 | 12 | / |
| Songwala | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shakuali | 67 | 5 | / |
| Segwahla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sougwala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sonkwali | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shokwalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Segwaila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zangwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonkwalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokwailo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saqualla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaquala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chagwala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sakwala
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