Shwaqa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Shwaqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shwaqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Shwaqa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shwaqa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shwaqa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shwaqa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Shwaqa is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 82 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found.

Shwaqa Last Name Statistics demography

Shwaqa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.03% less than the national average, earning R 37,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwaka8310/
Shwaika779/
Shwayka777/
Shuaqat772/
Suhaaqa771/
Shwakah771/
Schwaca771/
Swaka731,178/
Svaqa731/
Schwatka71184/
Schwayka713/
Swahquai712/
Shwaikha711/
Schwakay710/
Shuaka67480/
Shweka67372/
Swaika67281/
Shbaka67154/
Swajka6718/
Swayka6716/
Shwaikhat675/
Swaska675/
Swacka673/
Swazka671/
Swakap671/
Swakat671/
Swakka671/
Swakah671/

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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 Shwaqa
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