Cwesa Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

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

Cwesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cwesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1031:525,99742,056

Cwesa Last Name Facts

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

Cwesa is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cwesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cwesa is the 1,817,111th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cwesa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Cwesa is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 525,997. In South Africa Cwesa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 91 percent reside, Gauteng, where 5 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside.

Cwesa Last Name Statistics demography

Cwesa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.31% less than the national average, earning R 115,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gcwesa914/
Cwetsa911/
Cwesay911/
Chwesa911/
Gcwetsa831/
Gcwehsa831/
Cwetsha831/
Gwesa80451/
Kwesa80401/
Cwesi8035/
Cweja8010/
Cweza804/
Qwesa804/
Cuesa803/
Cwese801/
Cwexa801/
Qwesha731,559/
Kwesha731,008/
Gqwesa73157/
Khwesa73101/
Gwesha7363/
Zweisa7316/
Kwessa7310/
Kwiesa739/
Gwessa733/
Chwisa733/
Gwesia732/
Scuesa732/
Cuesia732/
Kwesay732/
Cuesea731/
Qhwesa731/
Gcweza731/
Gcwasa731/
Chweza731/
Kweysa731/
Cuesca731/
Cuesat731/
Cuesas731/
Qgwesa731/
Kwesaa731/
Qhwesha67331/
Gwetsai67170/
Kwesiah6712/
Chuesai6711/
Nkwessa677/
Qwetsha676/
Kgwesha675/
Gweisah675/
Nkwesai673/
Kweisga672/
Zweisah672/
Ngwesay672/
Ghwesha672/
Kwetsap671/
Zwiesau671/
Kwuetsa671/
Ngwesaa671/
Chuesay671/
Qweshai671/
Qweshaa671/
Kwetsea671/
Kwehsah671/
Gwessah671/
Chweiza671/
Chweshe671/
Kwaesha671/

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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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  • 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 Cwesa
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