Shokwe Surname
Approximately 354 people bear this surname
Shokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Shokwe (51) may also be a first name.
Shokwe Demographics
Average Shokwe Salary in
South Africa
R 88,116
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shokwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 794,916th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shokwe live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Shokwe is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 51 people.
Shokwe is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Shokwe Last Name Statistics demography
Shokwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.92% less than the national average, earning R 88,116 per year.
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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 Shokwe
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