Kakwele Surname
Approximately 767 people bear this surname
Kakwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 416 | 1:38,101 | 3,811 |
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kakwele (35) may also be a first name.
Kakwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kakwele occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakwele? popularity and diffusion
Kakwele is the 444,963rd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwele live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kakwele is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 35 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 38,101. In Zambia Kakwele is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 39 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 46 percent are found and Namibia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakwela | 86 | 263 | / |
| Kakwale | 86 | 202 | / |
| Kokwele | 86 | 36 | / |
| Kagwele | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kakwell | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kakweli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakuele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khakwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kagweele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koekwele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakwil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keakgwile | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kagwale | 71 | 235 | / |
| Kokwale | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kakwali | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kakuela | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kagwela | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kakwila | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kagweli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kakwili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakueli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaguele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cakwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Caukwell | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kangweli | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kaqueler | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Kakwele
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