Sukwa Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7531:70,3087,384
Zambia3031:52,3104,886
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England121:4,643,172139,951
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sukwa (117) may also be a first name.

Sukwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sukwa (Hindi: सुखवा, Oriya: ଶୁା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sukwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 284,447th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,386,213 people. The last name is mostly found 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 commonly used first name worldwide, held by 117 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 70,308. In Tanzania Sukwa is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 26 percent live, Tabora Region, where 25 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sukwai91121/
Sukhwa91108/
Sukwah9140/
Suikwa9122/
Shukwa917/
Saukwa913/
Soukwa912/
Suhkwa911/
Seukwa911/
Sukkwai8330/
Sunkwah839/
Sukwahe837/
Sukwatt832/
Sukwaya832/
Suikwah832/
Sukkwat831/
Sukhwah831/
Sukwaja831/
Shaukwa831/
Sukweat831/
Sugwa80891/
Zukwa80359/
Sukua80327/
Sokwa80281/
Jukwa80280/
Sukwi80104/
Sukwe8055/
Sukwo805/
Cukwa801/
Shaukwat772/
Sukkwi73796/
Sukkua73401/
Sukwet73218/
Shikwa7369/
Sookwa7365/
Seugwa7323/
Sukhwo7323/
Jeukwa7321/
Sukuea7310/
Shukwi739/
Sukgua736/
Suukwe735/
Shugwa735/
Sougwa734/
Ssukwe734/
Sukuay732/
Shukwo732/
Zoukwa732/
Sikwah732/
Sukwee731/
Sukuha731/
Sukwie731/
Suukua731/
Shokwa731/
Scikwa731/
Saukwo731/
Saukwe731/
Zukwai731/
Sugway731/
Shukwe731/
Soekwa731/
Ssokwa731/
Suhgwa731/
Seukwe731/
Sokwai731/
Shukua731/
Suskua731/
Sukkuea671,164/
Djeukwa6793/
Shukwit6782/
Djoukwa6730/
Sookhwa6729/
Djuikwa6725/
Chuukwa6720/
Sukkuae6710/
Sougwai677/
Shikwah677/
Sukwech676/
Sukkuad675/
Ssuukwe675/
Sutkuea674/
Sookwai674/
Shokwua674/
Sookwaa673/
Shokgwa673/
Sukwith672/
Sungkua672/
Soungwa672/
Chukwas671/
Sukkuay671/
Chukwah671/
Shikwea671/
Shikwai671/
Shikwau671/
Shickwa671/
Sukkkua671/
Jukkwas671/
Chukwaa671/
Sugwaha671/

Sukwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sukwa in the Hindi language
सुखवाsukhava-
Sukwa in the Oriya language
ଶୁାsua-

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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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