Cwele Surname
Approximately 3,589 people bear this surname
Cwele Surname User-submission:
Cwele is a surname found commonly among the Xhosa, Zulu and South Sotho people's of South Africa. Like many other lineages in the south and south western regions of South Africa, the Cwele surname may have influences from the San and Khoi peoples, who historically inhabited these regions.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,586 | 1:15,108 | 1,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Cwele Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Cwele is a surname found commonly among the Xhosa, Zulu and South Sotho people's of South Africa. Like many other lineages in the south and south western regions of South Africa, the Cwele surname may have influences from the San and Khoi peoples, who historically inhabited these regions.
The C in Cwele is pronounced as a click sound, not unlike many others which are common in the Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho langages.
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Average Cwele Salary in
South Africa
R 142,956
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Cwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cwele is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cwele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 126,575th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,030,523 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cwele live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3,586 people, or 1 in 15,108. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 72 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Besides South Africa Cwele is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Cwele Last Name Statistics demography
Cwele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.84% less than the national average, earning R 142,956 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gcwele | 91 | 9 | / |
| Cwetle | 91 | 7 | / |
| Chwele | 91 | 3 | / |
| Cwel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cwle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cwetler | 83 | 32 | / |
| Nkcwele | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cwesler | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gwele | 80 | 2,406 | / |
| Kwele | 80 | 2,281 | / |
| Qwele | 80 | 716 | / |
| Zwele | 80 | 64 | / |
| Cwell | 80 | 12 | / |
| Cuele | 80 | 10 | / |
| Cwela | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cweli | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chweelee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ch'weile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwele | 73 | 1,151 | / |
| Cwaile | 73 | 480 | / |
| Tswele | 73 | 278 | / |
| Kwelle | 73 | 259 | / |
| Gweleh | 73 | 178 | / |
| Khwele | 73 | 167 | / |
| Gweley | 73 | 128 | / |
| Cuelle | 73 | 109 | / |
| Cuelez | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cuelhe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kweler | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chweli | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwelee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kweles | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cueler | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwelle | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cueley | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chbele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweley | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwelee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tcwela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cwiley | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwelei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Czwela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuehle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwehle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqwele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cwyler | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cuelie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Qweley | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cwyl | 67 | 688 | / |
| Cwil | 67 | 185 | / |
| Cuelhes | 67 | 56 | / |
| Cwelich | 67 | 54 | / |
| Tshwele | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwel | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chwaile | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chuelee | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngw'ele | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nngwele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwealeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweleh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwelleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuehler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khweile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwelehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweleuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwouele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwaille | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thswele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwielay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zweileh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuesler | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cwele
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