Kachweka Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kachweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kachweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kachweka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kachweka occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kachweka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachweka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachweka reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kachweka is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Kachweka is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 31 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 31 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kacweka9372/
Kahweka9328/
Kashweka888,437/
Kahuweka8812/
Kachwika8810/
Kacweeka883/
Kahaweka881/
Kaweka8679/
Kashweeka8234/
Kasweka807,915/
Khaweka80415/
Kawecka80244/
Kaxweka8023/
Kawekas8018/
Kabheka805/
Kahwika804/
Kajweka802/
Kaweeka802/
Kawekat801/
Kavychka755/
Kaswheka754/
Kawuheka751/
Kaweekat751/
Khaweeka751/
Kassweka751/
Kachuika751/
Kashueka751/
Kawika711,587/
Kaveka7123/
Koweka7114/
Kaweko716/
Kahuika67527/
Kazwika67354/
Kasueka67342/
Kaswika67217/
Kawaika67183/
Kavecka6787/
Kawecká6722/
Kavicka6710/
Kobheka679/
Kavekay677/
Kabhika677/
Kawuika674/
Kawhika674/
Kabeika673/
Kaveika672/
Kawêcka671/
Kabecka671/
Kabicka671/
Kavekas671/
Koweeka671/
Kawicka671/
Kavekai671/
Kawikaa671/

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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 Kachweka
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