Zokwana Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

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

Zokwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zokwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Zokwana Last Name Facts

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

Zokwana is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zokwana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zokwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zokwana is the 968,490th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zokwana reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 205,999. In South Africa Zokwana is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Zokwana Last Name Statistics demography

Zokwana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.27% less than the national average, earning R 175,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jokwana86541/
Cokwana8653/
Zokwane8619/
Sokwana8618/
Zakwana868/
Zukwana861/
Zokwena861/
Zokwani861/
Tsokwana8058/
Chokwana802/
Sookwana801/
Chokwanga7522/
Sookwanna751/
Tshokwana751/
Zakwani711,585/
Sukwana711,125/
Sokwane71316/
Sekwana7155/
Sakwana7155/
Jokwane7140/
Jokwani7137/
Sokwani7136/
Sogwana713/
Jakwana713/
Cogwana711/
Zakwane711/
Zakwany711/
Jukwana711/
Zukwane711/
Sokwena711/
Soqwana711/
Coqwana711/
Cocwana711/
Chakwana674,883/
Sukwanna6798/
Sakwanah6738/
Sekgwana6724/
Jakwanna6723/
Zackwany6721/
Tsekwana672/
Jukwanna671/
Jhogwana671/
Sakwanna671/

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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 Zokwana
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