Kasweka Surname
Approximately 7,915 people bear this surname
Kasweka Surname Definition:
Kasweka is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child that is born in a hidden and desolate place after the mother had suffered numerous miscarriages.
Kasweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,378 | 1:16,875 | 2,108 |
| Zambia | 3,296 | 1:4,809 | 589 |
| Botswana | 121 | 1:18,074 | 3,590 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kasweka (2,964) may also be a first name.
Kasweka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kasweka is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child that is born in a hidden and desolate place after the mother had suffered numerous miscarriages.
Kasweka Demographics
Average Kasweka Salary in
South Africa
R 199,296
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kasweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasweka is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasweka? popularity and diffusion
Kasweka is the 63,294th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 920,726 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasweka live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 133,113th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 2,964 people.
Kasweka is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,378 people, or 1 in 16,875. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 42 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.
Kasweka Last Name Statistics demography
Kasweka earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.13% less than the national average, earning R 199,296 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashweka | 93 | 8,437 | / |
| Kaswheka | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kassweka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kashweeka | 88 | 34 | / |
| Kaswaka | 86 | 413 | / |
| Kasueka | 86 | 342 | / |
| Kaswika | 86 | 217 | / |
| Kaxweka | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kasweke | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kasweki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kachweka | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kashueka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koeswieka | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kasueke | 71 | 342 | / |
| Kasuika | 71 | 68 | / |
| Caswika | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kaswiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasueki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasvika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachwika | 67 | 10 | / |
| Casweski | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kassueca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kasueske | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kasveski | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khasueki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasveker | 67 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasweka
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