Zukwa Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3061:50,4527,689
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Zukwa (116) may also be a first name.

Zukwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zukwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zukwa is the 786,896th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name Zukwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zukwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 868,627th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 116 people.

It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 50,452. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 55 percent reside, Harare Province, where 18 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Zukwa Last Name Statistics demography

Zukwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.89% less than the national average, earning R 38,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzukwa91205/
Zoukwa912/
Zukwai911/
Sukwa801,353/
Jukwa80280/
Zokwa8024/
Zukwo803/
Zukwy801/
Cukwa801/
Tsukwa73282/
Chukwa73138/
Sukwai73121/
Zaukua7379/
Sukwah7340/
Suikwa7322/
Jeukwa7321/
Zugwai739/
Saukwa733/
Soukwa732/
Zokwea731/
Suhkwa731/
Seukwa731/
Zoukwo731/
Zeukwi731/
Zaugwa731/
Zhukwi731/
Tshukwa67314/
Djeukwa6793/
Djoukwa6730/
Sukkwai6730/
Djuikwa6725/
Chuukwa6720/
Chukwua6714/
Tsukwas673/
Suikwah672/
Jukkwas671/
Tchukwa671/
Chukwaa671/
Chukwah671/

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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 Zukwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis