Shakuwa Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shakuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia581:273,27515,977
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Shakuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shakuwa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakuwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakuwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Shakuwa is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 273,275. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 98 percent live and Central Province, where 2 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakuwat931/
Sakuwa92203/
Shakuwaya881/
Shakuwe86111/
Sakuwai8610/
Siakuwa865/
Shekuwa862/
Sakuwha861/
Sakuwah861/
Shokuwa861/
Sakuwap861/
Sakouwa861/
Sakuwaha805,082/
Shakueva8084/
Shakauba801/
Chakuhwa801/
Sakiwa77145/
Sekuwa778/
Sokuwa776/
Sakuva776/
Sakuwe771/
Shakhueva7510/
Sakuiwaha751/
Sakuwahah751/
Saukiwa7170/
Sakiewa7153/
Sakueva7151/
Siakuva7125/
Siakuwe716/
Shaykhueva716/
Zakouwa715/
Saikuva714/
Sokuewa712/
Shakiva712/
Shakubo711/
Seakuwe711/
Sakuwei711/
Sakhuva711/
Shokiwa711/
Sakuhwe711/
Saikiwa711/
Sakiwah711/
Shakieva67629/
Shokueva67117/
Sakhauva6765/
Siakujwe6727/
Shakuibo6712/
Sakoubai6710/
Soukouwa678/
Sakubaay671/
Sakhuvas671/
Sakhiwai671/

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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 Shakuwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis