Zakwe Surname

67,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,3171:7,404940
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England51:11,143,612252,590
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zakwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zakwe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,385th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 986,670 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zakwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 7,317 people, or 1 in 7,404. In South Africa Zakwe is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 83 percent live, Gauteng, where 11 percent live and Free State, where 2 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Zakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Zakwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.71% less than the national average, earning R 136,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zakhwe9111/
Dzakwe912/
Zakwwe911/
Hzakwe911/
Zakwei911/
Dzakwei831/
Zeakwea831/
Sakwe8012,740/
Zokwe80304/
Cakwe80264/
Jakwe80219/
Zakwa80200/
Zakue8087/
Zagwe805/
Zekwe802/
Zakwi801/
Chakwe73983/
Zakwai7397/
Zakwoi7391/
Seakwe7320/
Djakwe7315/
Zokhwe7312/
Sakgwe7311/
Dzokwe7310/
Sakwei739/
Txakwe735/
Jakwee732/
Zhokwe732/
Sakwue732/
Sakwee731/
Sakweh731/
Zankue731/
Zagwei731/
Zokwea731/
Sakwea731/
Zakkwa731/
Saukwe731/
Zaqwed731/
Jakwey730/
Seakgwe67127/
Tchakwe6734/
Tshakwe6721/
Zakouee6721/
Zakwaya6719/
Chakwea6713/
Chakwei6712/
Sackwie6712/
Jaikwee6710/
Chaukwe678/
Sackweh671/
Jakw671/
Chackwe671/
Zhaikwa671/
Jackwee671/
Zhangwe671/

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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 Zakwe
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