Kaswaswa Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Kaswaswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Kaswaswa (55) may also be a first name.
Kaswaswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaswaswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaswaswa is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaswaswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 718,674th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaswaswa live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 55 people.
It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Without taking into account Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Zambia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiswaswa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kashwashwa | 89 | 63 | / |
| Kautswatswa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kasuasua | 75 | 288 | / |
| Kaswoswe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kachwachwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasvoswe | 63 | 12 | / |
| Kaswosve | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kasvosve | 50 | 405 | / |
| Kasvosva | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kaswaswa
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