Kachwe Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kachwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kachwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1091:358,15923,337
India291:26,450,530346,896
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kachwee9221/
Kachhwe9210/
Kauchwe921/
Kacwe913/
Kachwa83528/
Kachve83295/
Kachbe834/
Kachhwa77188/
Khakhwe77136/
Kachway7724/
Kachhve778/
Kachwai778/
Katchue777/
Kachbeh775/
Kaichue774/
Khachbe774/
Kachuie772/
Khachve771/
Khachwa771/
Kachuee771/
Kachoue771/
Kacwa7383/
Kacue732/
Kacve732/
Kazwe731/
Kachouee7164/
Kachwaya7117/
Kachhway7110/
Kachchve718/
Kachhwha712/
Khachbeh711/
Kotchwed711/
Kachhhwa711/
Khachhwa711/
Kgathswe711/
Kazwey67889/
Kochwa67284/
Kachbi67189/
Kachva67186/
Kokhwe6758/
Kachui6725/
Kachvy6721/
Kauzwe6712/
Kachhwaya6710/
Khakhw677/
Cachue676/
Kazwei674/
Kachchhve674/
Khacve673/
Cokhwe671/
Kaczwa671/
Kachchway671/
Kacwha671/
Kacwai671/
Cakhwe671/
Kechue671/
Kazwej671/
Kajwey671/

Kachwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kachwe in the Marathi language
कचवेkacave50
काचवेkacave25
कछवेkachave10
कच्kac10
कच््छवेkacchave5

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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
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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 Kachwe
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