Kayawe Surname
Approximately 3,660 people bear this surname
Kayawe Surname Definition:
Kayawe is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: cunning person.
Kayawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,402 | 1:4,659 | 565 |
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kayawe (1,060) may also be a first name.
Kayawe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kayawe is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: cunning person.
Kayawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kayawe occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayawe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kayawe is the 124,538th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,991,133 people. The surname Kayawe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayawe reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 245,806th most widespread forename globally, held by 1,060 people.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,402 people, or 1 in 4,659. In Zambia Kayawe is most common in: Western Province, where 60 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 12 percent reside and Southern Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Zambia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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