Sakwanda Surname
Approximately 612 people bear this surname
Sakwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 373 | 1:42,493 | 4,164 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sakwanda (41) may also be a first name.
Sakwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakwanda is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakwanda? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sakwanda is the 528,890th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sakwanda live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sakwanda is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name in the world, held by 41 people.
Sakwanda is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 42,493. In Zambia Sakwanda is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 44 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 28 percent reside and Southern Province, where 19 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakwanda | 94 | 27 | / |
| Sakuanda | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sekwanda | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sagwanda | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tjakwanda | 82 | 216 | / |
| Sangwanda | 82 | 13 | / |
| Shaqwanda | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shaquwanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sagwande | 75 | 25 | / |
| Sagwandi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sagbanda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saquanda | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chagwanda | 71 | 152 | / |
| Chakwando | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shaquanda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sangwande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakuhonda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shagbanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seikwandy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zsaquanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangwandee | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sangwandej | 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 Sakwanda
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