Asweto Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Asweto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Asweto Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Asweto (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Asweto Demographics

Asweto Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Asweto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Asweto is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Asweto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asweto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Asweto is the 2,061,309th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Asweto are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Asweto is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Asweto is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 570,122. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Siaya County, where 79 percent live, Migori County, where 11 percent live and Kisumu County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Asweto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Asweto last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aswito8343/
Osweto8316/
Asueto832/
Aswato831/
Asweta831/
Ashwato771/
Aswatou771/
Asvestos7110/
Aswestas714/
Aswita671,362/
Aswata67337/
Asueta67145/
Osweta67106/
Asbito6720/
Azueto674/
Oswato672/
Azweta672/
Osbeto671/
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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 Asweto
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