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 more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kasweka.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasweka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 63,294th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 920,726 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasweka are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 133,113th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 2,964 people.
Kasweka is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4,378 people, or 1 in 16,875. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 42 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
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
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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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