Yakwe Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Yakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
Yakwe (36) may also be a first name.
Yakwe Demographics
Average Yakwe Salary in
South Africa
R 149,604
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Yakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakwe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yakwe is the 1,544,715th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Yakwe are found; 36 percent are found in Central Africa and 36 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yakwe is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 36 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Other than The DR Congo Yakwe occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.
Yakwe Last Name Statistics demography
Yakwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.05% less than the national average, earning R 149,604 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakewe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yakhwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakwet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakw | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yokwe | 80 | 3,160 | / |
| Yakwa | 80 | 396 | / |
| Jakwe | 80 | 219 | / |
| Yagwe | 80 | 97 | / |
| Yakue | 80 | 69 | / |
| Yakwi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Yakew | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yaakw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jyakhw | 73 | 195 | / |
| Yokwei | 73 | 105 | / |
| Yokhwe | 73 | 32 | / |
| Oyokwe | 73 | 29 | / |
| Yagwet | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yakwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yaakwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yankue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yakwoi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hyakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jakwee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiokwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eyokwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakuhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yagweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yackwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yagkue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hiakewe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Jaikwee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ajeakwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yaqw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yankway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yackway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yohnkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokwwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yonkwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yongkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojiakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakouee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaakwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yagweed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jackwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jackwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoukue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihakwue | 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
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- 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 Yakwe
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