Shakuwe Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Shakuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 102 | 1:452,744 | 23,898 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Shakuwe Demographics
Shakuwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shakuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakuwe is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakuwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shakuwe is the 1,736,881st most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Shakuwe is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Shakuwe live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
The last name Shakuwe is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Lamu County, where 95 percent reside, Turkana County, where 4 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Somalia, where 1 percent reside.
Shakuwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shakuwe last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakuwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shekuwe | 86 | 217 | / |
| Shakuwa | 86 | 60 | / |
| Siakuwe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Seakuwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakuwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shakiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakuhwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakuw | 83 | 37 | / |
| Siakujwe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Sakuwa | 77 | 203 | / |
| Sakiwe | 77 | 35 | / |
| Sokuwe | 77 | 18 | / |
| Sakowe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sakauw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shakuwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sakuwai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Siakuwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shokube | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sakhiwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sakhauw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakhube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siakuve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shokowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakuwha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shokuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakowee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakuvej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sacouwee | 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 Shakuwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis