Kgwele Surname

323,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,151 people bear this surname

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

Kgwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kgwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1491:47,1525,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kgwele (94) may also be a first name.

Kgwele Last Name Facts

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

Kgwele occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kgwele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kgwele is the 323,810th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,331,491 people. Kgwele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kgwele live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kgwele is also the 980,251st most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 94 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,149 people, or 1 in 47,152. In South Africa Kgwele is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 39 percent reside, North West, where 31 percent reside and Limpopo, where 18 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kgwele Last Name Statistics demography

Kgwele earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.34% less than the national average, earning R 156,024 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwaele9243/
Kgwelle921/
Gwele912,406/
Kwele912,281/
Kgwale831,755/
Kwelle83259/
Gweleh83178/
Gweley83128/
Kweler8310/
Gcwele839/
Kwelee835/
Kweles834/
Kgweli833/
Gwelle832/
Gwelee831/
Kweley831/
Kweile831/
Gweele831/
Gwelei831/
Kwaele831/
Kwehle831/
Kguele831/
Kgwile831/
Gqwele831/
Gwel8025/
Kwle803/
Gwle802/
Ngw'ele779/
Nngwele774/
Kwealeu773/
Ngweleh772/
Kgwaile772/
Ngweele771/
Gwelley771/
Kwelehe771/
Kwouele771/
Gweleuh771/
Kweelee771/
Nkcwele771/
Ngwuele771/
Ngweley771/
Kgweloi771/
Cwele733,589/
Kwela732,570/
Gbele731,793/
Kwale731,502/
Gweli731,414/
Guele731,015/
Gwale73874/
Qwele73716/
Kweli73700/
Gwely73427/
Kuele73110/
Gwela7348/
Kwole7332/
Gwole7331/
Kwely7313/
Gwell738/
Gweel737/
Kwile732/
Kwhle731/
Kwelh731/
Gwelh731/
Gwleh731/
Gweil731/
Ghwel731/
Gwile730/
Ghweileh715/
Kweisler713/
Gwuele't711/
Kwalle671,454/
Gbelee671,431/
Gouele67636/
Gwelly67214/
Gweily67122/
Gbeley6739/
Kwaleh6736/
Kwalea6733/
Nkuele6727/
Kuelle6726/
Kwaile6726/
Gwaley6724/
Kwitel6718/
Gwoleh6717/
Gwheel6717/
Kgwili6715/
Gwiles6713/
Kwalee6712/
Guelee6710/
Kgwali677/
Cwetle677/
Gwhale676/
Kwaley676/
Ghwale675/
Kwhale675/
Kweila675/
Kwelia675/
Gbeile675/
Kwelip674/
Ghwela674/
Gwealy674/
Gueyle673/
Kwoleh673/
Gqwela673/
Kwaale672/
Ghweil672/
Gbelea672/
Kwiela672/
Gueley672/
Cwaele672/
Gwaile672/
Kwayle671/
Kweili671/
Kweitl671/
Gueleh671/
Guelei671/
Gwehla671/
Gweili671/
Kwilee671/
Gbelei671/
Kweloi671/
Kwesel671/
Kwaeli671/
Kwahle671/
Kwalei671/
Ngwely671/
Gbeale671/
Gueile671/
Guelea671/
Gwiela671/
Gwaely671/
Gweely671/
Gwalle671/
Kwhela671/
Kwehli671/
Kwalej671/
Kqwale671/
Kqwela671/
Kkwela671/
Gqwale671/
Kweelh671/
Gweela671/
Gwiley671/
Qweley670/
Gwihle670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kgwele
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