Kesiwe Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kesiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kesiwe (1,271) may also be a first name.
Kesiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kesiwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kesiwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesiwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kesiwe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kesiwe is also the 221,247th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,271 people.
The last name Kesiwe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Kesiwe exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khesiwe | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kesiwei | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kesihwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kessiwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kosiwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kasiwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kesive | 83 | 4 | / |
| Keziwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kesiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khethsiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kesives | 77 | 9 | / |
| Keshive | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chesiwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kashiwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kesiwaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kissiwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kessewe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kassiwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kasiwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keisewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keshiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koshiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kishiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasoiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ketsive | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khesiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keciw | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kesew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kigeshwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaitsiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keseiwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keitsewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keshieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisiwa | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Kaziwe | 67 | 493 | / |
| Kasewe | 67 | 169 | / |
| Kisewe | 67 | 71 | / |
| Casiwe | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kasive | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kasiwi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kizewe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kesewa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kazewe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kosive | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keseve | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kosewe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kesiva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kesivi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keshew | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaciwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cesive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keseby | 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
- 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 Kesiwe
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