Shakwani Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Shakwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shakwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakwani occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakwani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Shakwani live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 792,496. In Zambia Shakwani is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 95 percent live and Central Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakwani | 93 | 28 | / |
| Shakwane | 88 | 2,198 | / |
| Sakwanit | 88 | 214 | / |
| Shakwana | 88 | 184 | / |
| Shekwani | 88 | 12 | / |
| Chakwani | 88 | 7 | / |
| Shakweni | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sankwani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shangwani | 82 | 280 | / |
| Shakwange | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sakwanaia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zakwani | 80 | 1,585 | / |
| Sakwane | 80 | 190 | / |
| Sakwana | 80 | 55 | / |
| Sokwani | 80 | 36 | / |
| Sekwani | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sagwani | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sakuani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sakwany | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shokwane | 75 | 355 | / |
| Shokweni | 75 | 18 | / |
| Shokwana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shakwene | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shakuana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sakwanna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xhakwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saikwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shagwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakuani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chagwani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekwanyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sagwanyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saghwani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saigwani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siagwani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chokwanit | 71 | 420 | / |
| Shaquanie | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chockwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssekwanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanghwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saukhwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakuani | 67 | 3,577 | / |
| Sekwane | 67 | 997 | / |
| Sokwane | 67 | 316 | / |
| Sokweni | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sokwana | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sookwanish | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sagwane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sookwanich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sagwana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cekwani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xakwane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chokwanich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sangwannoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakuana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sogwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakwany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakwene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xokwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zokwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekweni | 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
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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 Shakwani
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