Shekwa Surname

310,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname

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

Shekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8061:67,2188,423
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Swaziland41:324,550996
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shekwa (49) may also be a first name.

Shekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shekwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shekwa is the 310,758th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,012,827 people. Shekwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekwa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 49 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 806 people, or 1 in 67,218. In South Africa Shekwa is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 6 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent are found. Besides South Africa Shekwa exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Shekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Shekwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.94% less than the national average, earning R 118,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheakwa925/
Shekwai921/
Sekwa91659/
Shekwgau866/
Shakwa83401/
Sekgwa83307/
Sekwai83128/
Shekwo83120/
Shikwa8369/
Seakwa8346/
Shegwa8345/
Shekua8316/
Saekwa835/
Ssekwa834/
Seekwa832/
Shekwi831/
Sekwad831/
Sehkwa831/
Shokwa831/
Seukwa831/
Soekwa831/
Sahkwa831/
Sxekwa831/
Xhekwa831/
Seakgwa77357/
Shakwai7710/
Shikwah777/
Sohkwai775/
Shakwaa775/
Shokwua774/
Shokgwa773/
Shakwah772/
Sahkwai771/
Shaikwa771/
Seikwah771/
Chekwai771/
Shikwai771/
Shikwau771/
Shakwau771/
Shickwa771/
Shenkwi771/
Sahakwa771/
Shikwea771/
Seehkwa771/
Seekhwa771/
Chekwea771/
Sakwa7314,348/
Sikwa731,690/
Sokwa73281/
Sekwe73280/
Sekua7368/
Segwa7366/
Sekwi738/
Sekwo733/
Cekwa733/
Secwa732/
Zekwa732/
Shikwaya71450/
Shackway7132/
Shengwai7129/
Chekwais717/
Shaikwah712/
Shockway711/
Shengkwi711/
Ssekwaja711/
Shinkway710/
Saekua67719/
Saekwo67636/
Segwai67606/
Shagwa67355/
Shaqwa67306/
Shikwe67293/
Ssekwe67291/
Shekue67284/
Saikwa67153/
Shigwa67115/
Sikwai6782/
Segway6755/
Sakwai6750/
Sekgwe6749/
Sakwah6724/
Sakway6724/
Sikewa6724/
Saakwa6723/
Seugwa6723/
Suikwa6722/
Shokua6721/
Seakwe6720/
Sikhwa6720/
Shokwo6717/
Shakua6716/
Soikwa6712/
Chegwa6711/
Sekwei6711/
Shikwi6711/
Shegba6710/
Shogwa6710/
Secwat679/
Seakua676/
Sakgwa676/
Shakwo673/
Sikwah672/
Sakkwa672/
Siekwe672/
Ssegwa672/
Ssakwa672/
Seggwa672/
Seekua672/
Saykwa671/
Shekui671/
Segwas671/
Sikwau671/
Shikua671/
Zeikwa671/
Seagwa671/
Zekwau671/
Sokwai671/
Seukwe671/
Ssokwa671/
Sakwea671/
Seikwo671/
Sekwet671/
Sekweu671/
Soekwo671/
Seekwi671/
Scikwa671/
Shegwe671/
Shiqwa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shekwa
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