Sawuka Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sawuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sawuka Last Name Facts

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

Sawuka occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawuka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,286,243rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sawuka are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 404,311. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Western Cape, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Sawuka Last Name Statistics demography

Sawuka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.26% less than the national average, earning R 165,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawuka9264/
Sgawuka922/
Sawuchka861/
Xawuka83749/
Jawuka83370/
Zawuka8390/
Sawika8356/
Savuka8321/
Sawoka834/
Sewuka831/
Sawuke831/
Shavuka77610/
Sabhuka7739/
Shawika7722/
Savukas7718/
Szabuka7710/
Sawieka779/
Shawuke779/
Shawuki777/
Savukha774/
Sauvika773/
Sawikah773/
Saewika772/
Sabukai772/
Savuska772/
Siavuka771/
Sawucki771/
Sawouko771/
Sabouka771/
Sawocka771/
Xhawuka771/
Savouka771/
Chawauka71132/
Savuikay7143/
Shavukah7125/
Sawickay712/
Sawusski711/
Szabucka711/
Szawicka711/
Saboukka711/
Schawoka710/
Sawoky6763/
Savuca6763/
Sewika6743/
Sawica6741/
Savika6739/
Cewuka6723/
Sawiko6715/
Sabuca6711/
Sawoko677/
Savuke676/
Jawuko673/
Cowuka673/
Savuki672/
Zawika672/
Javuka671/
Szawiecka671/
Sawoke671/
Sevuka671/
Savukaitė671/
Zavuka671/

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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 Sawuka
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