Kanswaswa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kanswaswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanswaswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kanswaswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanswaswa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kanswaswa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanswaswa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kanswaswa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanswaswa reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Apart from Malawi this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kansasa8838/
Kansuswa82107/
Kansaisa826/
Kansawas821/
Kansaswe821/
Kansas8093/
Kansuasua7821/
Kansayisa783/
Kanseewas781/
Kansassao781/
Kuansawas781/
Kinsasa7544/
Kunsasa7521/
Kansasi7511/
Kanseas7511/
Khansas7510/
Kanusas755/
Kanasas752/
Cansasa751/
Qansasa751/
Kaniusas718/
Kansasio714/
Kunsawas712/
Konsiasa711/
Kinsaasa711/
Khansase711/
Kanchwachwa701/
Gansas6789/
Cansas6729/
Kanses6717/
Kansis6711/
Kensas673/
Koonsawas673/
Ganesasah671/
Kansos671/
Konsas671/
Kansayiso671/
Kansus671/

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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 Kanswaswa
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