Kgwete Surname

126,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,606 people bear this surname

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

Kgwete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kgwete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,5691:15,1801,912
Botswana331:66,27111,607
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kgwete (26) may also be a first name.

Kgwete Last Name Facts

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

Kgwete is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kgwete? popularity and diffusion

Kgwete is the 126,110th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,020,950 people. The surname Kgwete is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kgwete live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kgwete is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

Kgwete is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,569 people, or 1 in 15,180. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 46 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 22 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Kgwete Last Name Statistics demography

Kgwete earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.06% less than the national average, earning R 130,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwethe92148/
Kwete9135,198/
Gwete911,185/
Kwetey831,965/
Kwette83121/
Kwiete8362/
Kgwate8325/
Kweteu8312/
Kwetie8310/
Kweteh837/
Gqwete835/
Kwetee834/
Gweteh834/
Kweete834/
Kwethe833/
Gwethe833/
Gwette832/
Kwetei832/
Kgweta832/
Kwaete831/
Kweite831/
Gwetea831/
Kweate831/
Gwetee831/
Kwetea831/
Kwetes831/
Kwetje831/
Kguete831/
Kweute831/
Gwet802,065/
Kwet80510/
Kweitey77346/
Nkwette77138/
Gqwethe7788/
Nkweteh7712/
Kweiter779/
Ngweteh776/
Gweîtte771/
N'Gwete771/
Ngwetea771/
Ngwethe771/
Nkweate771/
Nkwehte771/
Kgwetha771/
Kgwethi771/
Gwether770/
Kuete7315,793/
Gweth731,574/
Guete731,534/
Gbete731,392/
Kwate73845/
Kweta73832/
Gweta73651/
Kweti73523/
Gwite73442/
Gwate73380/
Kwite7362/
Kweit7333/
Kwiet7331/
Gwett7327/
Gweed7327/
Kweth7314/
Cwete7312/
Gwety739/
Kwett737/
Gweti735/
Gwote735/
Qwete735/
Kwety733/
Kwetz732/
Kwyte732/
Kweat732/
Kweet732/
Kwejt732/
Kweed731/
Kwote731/
Gweet731/
Gwets731/
Gwiet730/
Ngcwethe711/
Ngqwethe711/
Guette675,297/
Kueter67699/
Nkweti67562/
Kuethe67514/
Nkuete67273/
Kwatte67136/
Guethe6796/
Gueyte6789/
Kweity6788/
Kwatea6776/
Gouete6769/
Kwetha6766/
Gbetee6752/
Kwitee6748/
Kweitz6744/
Gbetey6742/
Kwateh6738/
Gbette6736/
Gwetai6725/
Kuette6725/
Gueate6722/
Kuetes6721/
Guetey6717/
Cwethe6717/
Kwetta6716/
Gbethe6714/
Kuetey6714/
Kwotte6714/
Gwatee6712/
Kweeta6711/
Kwiteh679/
Gbetei678/
Gvette678/
Gwweed678/
Kuetei676/
Kweita676/
Kweuti676/
Kweiti675/
Kuhete674/
Gwetta674/
Kwatee674/
Kwateu674/
Kweyti673/
Gwatte673/
Kueteu673/
Kweith672/
Kwecht672/
Kwhite672/
Kwatei672/
Gbeate672/
Gwetih672/
Gwateu672/
Gweita672/
Guaete672/
Kwaite672/
Kwetty672/
Gqweti672/
Kweeth672/
Kuetez672/
Kweeti671/
Gweïth671/
Gwateh671/
Qweteh671/
Kwitea671/
Guetee671/
Kwheat671/
Gbetea671/
Kwaate671/
Kweata671/
Kwuite671/
Kwoite671/
Ngwety671/
Nkweth671/
Nkwite671/
Gueteh671/
Guehte671/
Gueite671/
Gwatei671/
Gwweth671/
Ggweta671/
Gweety671/
Gwhite671/
Kwatey671/
Kgwiti671/
Qwethe671/
Kuehte670/
Kweest670/

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