Sukwa Surname
Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname
Sukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 753 | 1:70,308 | 7,384 |
| Zambia | 303 | 1:52,310 | 4,886 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sukwa (117) may also be a first name.
Sukwa Demographics
Average Sukwa Salary in
South Africa
R 50,916
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sukwa (Hindi: सुखवा, Oriya: ଶୁା) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sukwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 284,447th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,386,213 people. The surname Sukwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sukwa are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most widespread first name globally It is held by 117 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 70,308. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 26 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 25 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Sukwa occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Sukwa Last Name Statistics demography
Sukwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.57% less than the national average, earning R 50,916 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sukwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sukwa in the Hindi language | ||
| सुखवा | sukhava | - |
| Sukwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୁା | sua | - |
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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 Sukwa
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