Kantwela Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kantwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557

Kantwela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kantwela occurs most in Malawi. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantwela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kantwela is the 846,108th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. Kantwela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kantwela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Other than Malawi this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Kantwela Last Name Statistics demography

Kantwela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.41% less than the national average, earning R 184,380 per year.

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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 Kantwela
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