Khetsiwe Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

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

Khetsiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khetsiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Khetsiwe (2,040) may also be a first name.

Khetsiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khetsiwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khetsiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khetsiwe is the 1,359,010th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Khetsiwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Khetsiwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Khetsiwe is also the 167,053rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 2,040 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 336,507. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Khetsiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Khetsiwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.07% less than the national average, earning R 168,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khetshiwe945/
Khethsiwe941/
Ketsiwe93585/
Ketshiwe882/
Khatsiwe881/
Koetsiwe881/
Khotsiwe881/
Keitsiwe881/
Ketsiw864/
Khatshiwe8297/
Kitsiwe802/
Kotsiwe801/
Ketsive801/
Koitsiwe75599/
Katshiwe7578/
Kitshiwe754/
Kaitsiwe751/
Keitsewe751/
Keziwe711/
Khaziwe676/
Katsewe671/
Kichewe671/

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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 Khetsiwe
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