Shokhwe Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Shokhwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shokwe | 92 | 354 | / |
| Shokhwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Shokwei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Xhokhwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sokwe | 83 | 94 | / |
| Shockwey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sakhwe | 77 | 125 | / |
| Shakwe | 77 | 51 | / |
| Sookwe | 77 | 36 | / |
| Sokwei | 77 | 21 | / |
| Siokwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sokhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sokwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sokw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shokhui | 71 | 93 | / |
| Sookhwa | 71 | 29 | / |
| Xhakhwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shakwei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siekhwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chochwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakhve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shokwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokhway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schockw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schochw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sakwe | 67 | 12,740 | / |
| Sohkhwai | 67 | 976 | / |
| Socwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sokkw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shockway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokwi | 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 Shokhwe
- 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