Tsukwa Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Tsukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 221 | 1:801,551 | 35,769 |
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
Tsukwa (23) may also be a first name.
Tsukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tsukwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tsukwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsukwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 933,049th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsukwa are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held given name globally, borne by 23 people.
The surname Tsukwa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 62 percent are found, Taraba, where 29 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tshukwa | 92 | 314 | / |
| Tsukwas | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tsokwa | 83 | 1,985 | / |
| Tsukua | 83 | 10 | / |
| Tsukwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tshikwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tsungwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tshokwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tshukwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tchukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zukwa | 73 | 359 | / |
| Cukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchuikwa | 71 | 90 | / |
| Tchoukwa | 71 | 89 | / |
| Tshungwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tcheukwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsukui | 67 | 10,892 | / |
| Tsukue | 67 | 546 | / |
| Dzukwa | 67 | 205 | / |
| Tsokwe | 67 | 188 | / |
| Chukwa | 67 | 138 | / |
| Tsugba | 67 | 40 | / |
| Zoukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zukwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsogwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsukuo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tsukwa
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