Kaswaka Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kaswaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaswaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3271:161,90114,435
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383

Kaswaka Last Name Facts

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

Kaswaka is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kaswaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaswaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 709,895th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The surname Kaswaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaswaka are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 161,901. In Tanzania Kaswaka is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 64 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kasweka867,915/
Koswaka8695/
Kasuaka8627/
Kaswaki861/
Kashweka808,437/
Kaswheka804/
Kaswaaki801/
Kassweka801/
Kaswokas801/
Kaswaski800/
Kashweeka7534/
Katshuaka751/
Kasueka71342/
Katsuoka671,488/
Koswaski6711/
Kaswachi675/
Kaizwaki671/
Katsuake671/
Kachwake671/
Kasbakhi671/
Khasbaki671/
Kashueka671/
Khasbakhi637/
Katsuhaki631/
Kazuaky571/
Khoshbakhah562/
Koswoski53178/
Kassueca534/
Khoshbaki5046/
Khoshbaky5012/
Koshbakhi501/

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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 Kaswaka
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