Basweti Surname

148,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Basweti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basweti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9621:15,5911,869
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Basweti (792) may also be a first name.

Basweti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basweti has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Basweti click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basweti? popularity and diffusion

Basweti is the 148,430th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,446,306 people. The surname Basweti occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Basweti reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Basweti is also the 291,086th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 792 people.

The last name Basweti is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,962 people, or 1 in 15,591. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 44 percent live, Nyamira County, where 27 percent live and Nairobi County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Basweti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Basweti surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Basweti earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baswiti861/
Vasweti861/
Basswetty751/
Baswita7125/
Baswaita671/
Baswoita671/
Bosbhetti631/
Boswetter631/
Basuita5737/
Bosvette53161/
Bossuete531/
Bossuette5037/

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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 Basweti
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