Zakwela Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Zakwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Zakwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zakwela occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakwela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zakwela are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Zakwela is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zokwela | 86 | 20 | / |
| Sakwela | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zaqwela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chakwela | 80 | 112 | / |
| Zakouela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siakwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakweli | 71 | 491 | / |
| Sekwela | 71 | 193 | / |
| Sakwila | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sakwele | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sokwela | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zaguela | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zagwelo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zaquela | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sakwala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zokwelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chakwila | 67 | 271 | / |
| Sekgwela | 67 | 198 | / |
| Shakwila | 67 | 116 | / |
| Chagwela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sankwila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zangwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djakwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zackwolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siagwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekwelea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zongwela | 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 Zakwela
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