Vakwa Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Vakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vakwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vakwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vankwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vaikwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakwa | 80 | 428 | / |
| Fakwa | 80 | 46 | / |
| Vekwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Vakua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vagwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vokwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waikwa | 73 | 539 | / |
| Fankwa | 73 | 57 | / |
| Phakwa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Backwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Vagwai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wakwah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hwakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vakuha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vhekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baakwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beakwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fadkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vuakua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vagway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vagwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaghwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waskwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Backway | 67 | 142 | / |
| Fangkwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bakkwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wangkwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakwauh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaykuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baakwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahgwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwaha | 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 Vakwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis