Tjakuva Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Tjakuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjakuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2501:9,6381,869
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tjakuva Last Name Facts

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

Tjakuva occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjakuva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,011,991st most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. Tjakuva is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tjakuva are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 9,638. In Namibia Tjakuva is mostly found in: Kunene Region, where 69 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 23 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakuva925/
Jakkuva86338/
Jakuvas861/
Jahakuva801/
Jaakkuva801/
Jakkuvad801/
Jakuvo7711/
Sakuva776/
Jacuva774/
Jakuwa771/
Jokuva771/
Tchakuiva751/
Tsakuwa7138/
Jakkuwa714/
Saikuva714/
Sakhuva711/
Jokkuva711/
Sakhauva6765/
Tsakouwa675/
Tsakkuwa675/
Zagkouva674/

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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 Tjakuva
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