Kgatwe Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

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

Kgatwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kgatwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2371:228,59823,729

Kgatwe (16) may also be a first name.

Kgatwe Last Name Facts

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

Kgatwe is most common in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kgatwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kgatwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,055,483rd most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name Kgatwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kgatwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kgatwe is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 228,598. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 57 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found.

Kgatwe Last Name Statistics demography

Kgatwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.31% less than the national average, earning R 89,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgathwe921/
Gatwe9111/
Gathwe8315/
Gatwer8310/
Ngatwe834/
Gatweh832/
Gatw801/
Nkgotwe7733/
Ghatwer7715/
Gaytwer771/
Gadwe73189/
Gatwa7391/
Gotwe739/
Gatue735/
Ghatw731/
Gatwi731/
Gatwy731/
Nkgothwe71187/
Gayteweh716/
Gattwech711/
Ggatwech711/
Gadhwe6766/
Ghadwe6719/
Ghatwa6715/
Ngatue678/
Gadwer674/
Gaitwa674/
Gatway674/
Ngotwe673/
Gattwa671/
Gautue671/
Gastue671/
Gatwih671/
Gatuer670/

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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 Kgatwe
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