Shwaka Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shwaka Demographics
Average Shwaka Salary in
South Africa
R 266,988
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shwaka is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shwaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Shwaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shwaka are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent live and Free State, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Shwaka Last Name Statistics demography
Shwaka earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning R 266,988 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 Shwaka
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