Kaswaya Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kaswaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaswaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2051:77,3176,611
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kaswaya (52) may also be a first name.

Kaswaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaswaya is found most in Zambia. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaswaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 910,497th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Kaswaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaswaya live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 52 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 77,317. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 84 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 9 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaswaya
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