Kavwele Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kavwele Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3411:135,42511,086
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kavwele (133) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kavwele Demographics

Kavwele Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kavwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavwele occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavwele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 770,644th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name Kavwele is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavwele are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 133 people.

The surname Kavwele is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 135,425. In Kenya Kavwele is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 66 percent are found, Machakos County, where 31 percent are found and Makueni County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Kavwele exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Kavwele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (88%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavwle921/
Kavuele864/
Kafwele862/
Kavwela861/
Kafwile71338/
Kabuele71294/
Kabwile7129/
Kavvela713/
Kafwela713/
Kafweli711/
Kafuele711/
Kobwele711/
Kovbele711/
Kawwell710/
Khafweli6718/
Kaphwela671/
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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 Kavwele
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