Kewame Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Kewame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
Kewame (259) may also be a first name.
Kewame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kewame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kewame is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kewame? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Kewame is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kewame live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 553,262nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 259 people.
Kewame is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Apart from Botswana this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kewam | 91 | 28 | / |
| Kaewamee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawame | 83 | 957 | / |
| Kiwame | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kewama | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kowame | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kewami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khewam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kewuam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kevame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keawam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kewham | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kieweme | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kewaama | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kewamoi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Keswami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kawaume | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kawaime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keawham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keawgam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keawaim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kewamij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khewama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiswame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kebamei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kewom | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kiwam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cewam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kevam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kewaaama | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kawami | 67 | 2,819 | / |
| Kaweme | 67 | 2,655 | / |
| Kiwama | 67 | 1,344 | / |
| Kawome | 67 | 191 | / |
| Kiweme | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kavame | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kewejieme | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kowami | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kevamt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kiwome | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kiwami | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kovame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kowome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keivam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keveme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavome | 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 Kewame
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