Cwesi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Cwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cwesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799

Cwesi Last Name Facts

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

Cwesi occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cwesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Cwesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cwesi is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Cwesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cwesi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa Cwesi is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, North West, where 37 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside.

Cwesi Last Name Statistics demography

Cwesi earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning R 268,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwesi8016,975/
Cwesa80103/
Cuesi8011/
Gwesi803/
Jwesi803/
Cwezi803/
Qwesi801/
Cwese801/
Zwesi801/
Kwesie731,133/
Kweshi73272/
Kwessi7397/
Nkwesi7380/
Kweusi7334/
Cuessi7322/
Khwesi7314/
Qweshi739/
Gcwesa734/
Gweshi734/
Kweisi733/
Kweasi733/
Cuesis732/
Kweesi731/
Kwesei731/
Kwaesi731/
Cwesay731/
Kgwesi731/
Cwasie731/
Gqwesi731/
Chbesi731/
Gwetsai67170/
Chuesai6711/
Kweetsi6711/
Nkwessi679/
Nkwesai673/
Kwessie672/
Chuessi671/
Chweshe671/
Gweasih671/
Kweushi671/
Ngwesie671/
Ngwesih671/
Nkweasi671/
Couessi671/
Kweshie671/
Kweashi671/
Gcwehsa671/
Qweshai671/
Chuesui671/

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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 Cwesi
  • 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