Kewele Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kewele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa681:796,73154,178
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kewele (42) may also be a first name.

Kewele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kewele is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kewele.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewele? popularity and diffusion

Kewele is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kewele live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 42 people.

Kewele is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa Kewele is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 76 percent live, Limpopo, where 12 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa Kewele exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.

Kewele Last Name Statistics demography

Kewele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.29% less than the national average, earning R 77,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keweley921/
Keweleh921/
Kewel91154/
Kewle9114/
Kehweleh8618/
Kiwele8315,893/
Kawele838,613/
Kewela83539/
Kewell83405/
Kewale83195/
Kevele8361/
Khewle8327/
Kewely833/
Keweli833/
Khewel831/
Kowele831/
Kewile831/
Kewole831/
Kywele831/
Kihwele776,196/
Chewele77440/
Khewale77201/
Kiwhele7757/
Kebelei7737/
Keveles7734/
Keywell7728/
Keawela7728/
Kawaele7720/
Keebile7714/
Kiweler775/
Kawelea774/
Kewelly774/
Kaveele773/
Kiwelle773/
Kaweleh772/
Kehwelh772/
Kaweele772/
Kaweley772/
Kaawele772/
Kewalee772/
Khevele771/
Kevelie771/
Kiweles771/
Kewille771/
Keiwela771/
Keawole771/
Keuweli771/
Kawiele771/
Kawoele771/
Kyowele771/
Kevelle771/
Keweila771/
Kewelli771/
Keawell770/
Keveley770/
Kiwel7397/
Kevel7348/
Käwel7324/
Kewil731/
Kywel731/
Keeville7141/
Keejbile712/
Kavehele712/
Keveliea711/
Kejwalee711/
Kawale679,101/
Kiwale676,937/
Kevale671,370/
Keevil67853/
Kavele67651/
Kievel67278/
Kawole67249/
Kevela67216/
Kiwela67206/
Kowale67105/
Kivele67105/
Kawile67102/
Kebelj6778/
Kevelj6764/
Keevel6763/
Kaweli6750/
Keivel6744/
Kevely6739/
Cawele6729/
Kiwile6727/
Kowole6726/
Quewel6723/
Kevile6722/
Ketvel6721/
Kiwole6718/
Kovele6714/
Kewali6712/
Keveli678/
Kewila677/
Kevell675/
Kowile674/
Kiweli674/
Khevel673/
Cevele672/
Kyvele671/
Kewill671/
Kebeil671/
Kewoli671/
Kaywel671/
Koweli671/
Kevole671/
Kaewwalee671/
Kethueley671/
Keveheler670/
Cowele670/

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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 Kewele
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