Kachwe Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Kachwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 109 | 1:358,159 | 23,337 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Kachwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kachwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kachwe (Marathi: कचवे) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kachwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kachwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,484,726th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kachwe are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kachwe is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 358,159. In Uganda it is most common in: Butaleja District, where 73 percent are found, Budaka District, where 13 percent are found and Kibuku District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kachwee | 92 | 21 | / |
| Kachhwe | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kauchwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kacwe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kachwa | 83 | 528 | / |
| Kachve | 83 | 295 | / |
| Kachbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kachhwa | 77 | 188 | / |
| Khakhwe | 77 | 136 | / |
| Kachway | 77 | 24 | / |
| Kachhve | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kachwai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Katchue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kachbeh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaichue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khachbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kachuie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khachve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khachwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kachuee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kachoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kacwa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Kacue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kacve | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kazwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kachouee | 71 | 64 | / |
| Kachwaya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kachhway | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kachchve | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kachhwha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khachbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotchwed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachhhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khachhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgathswe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazwey | 67 | 889 | / |
| Kochwa | 67 | 284 | / |
| Kachbi | 67 | 189 | / |
| Kachva | 67 | 186 | / |
| Kokhwe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kachui | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kachvy | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kauzwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kachhwaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khakhw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cachue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kazwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kachchhve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khacve | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cokhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaczwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachchway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cakhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kechue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajwey | 67 | 1 | / |
Kachwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kachwe in the Marathi language | ||
| कचवे | kacave | 50 |
| काचवे | kacave | 25 |
| कछवे | kachave | 10 |
| कच् | kac | 10 |
| कच््छवे | kacchave | 5 |
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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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- 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 Kachwe
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