Kaswe Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kaswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kaswe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaswe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaswe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaswe is the 2,091,648th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kaswe reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 46 percent live, Kaduna, where 41 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaswey9121/
Kashwe912/
Kaswea912/
Kasswe911/
Kaiswe911/
Khaswe911/
Kauswe911/
Kasw8925/
Kasweha8320/
Kashwed837/
Khadswe831/
Kauswer831/
Kaswa803,649/
Kasve80407/
Kaswi80331/
Koswe80177/
Kasue80169/
Keswe8038/
Caswe8023/
Kaswh801/
Kassw801/
Kaswy800/
Khoswe731,111/
Kaswii73900/
Kazwey73889/
Kashwa73631/
Kauswa73371/
Kaswai73208/
Kasway73180/
Kasswa7362/
Kasved7337/
Kassue7316/
Khaswa7312/
Kaiswa7312/
Keshwe7310/
Koswee739/
Kasbhe736/
Kasbea734/
Katswi734/
Kaswiy734/
Kazwei734/
Keaswa734/
Kassbe732/
Kasbei732/
Qaiswe732/
Kaisue731/
Kaswoa731/
Kheswe731/
Kazwej731/
Kaswij731/
Kaasue731/
Kaswwa731/
Kahsue731/
Kosswe731/
Kashve731/
Khassw731/
Kaaswa731/
Kaesue731/
Kashwaa67370/
Kaushwa67115/
Kashved67103/
Katshwi6789/
Kausuhe6760/
Kachwee6721/
Casw6713/
Kachhwe6710/
Khashwa678/
Kasueyi674/
Kaswaja674/
Kasveed672/
Kassuer672/
Kasouer671/
Qasw671/
Khasbeh671/
Kosweer671/
Kaasved671/
Cashwer671/
Kosw671/
Keisewe671/
Kauchwe671/
Khasvet671/
Qasswer671/
Kqashwa671/

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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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  • 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 Kaswe
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