Khwesa Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Khwesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Khwesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khwesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khwesa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khwesa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Khwesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khwesa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya Khwesa is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent live, Kiambu County, where 1 percent live and Muranga County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwesa | 91 | 401 | / |
| Hwesa | 91 | 111 | / |
| Kwesha | 83 | 1,008 | / |
| Khwisa | 83 | 210 | / |
| Khwasa | 83 | 46 | / |
| Khweza | 83 | 46 | / |
| Hwesha | 83 | 38 | / |
| Khwese | 83 | 22 | / |
| Khuesa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Khwesi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kwessa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Hwessa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwesay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Qhwesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chwesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwesaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweysa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khweca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hweesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khweeshay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qhwesha | 77 | 331 | / |
| Khwasha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khwaeza | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khwasai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwehsah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huesa | 73 | 921 | / |
| Kwisa | 73 | 113 | / |
| Cwesa | 73 | 103 | / |
| Hweza | 73 | 42 | / |
| Kweso | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kvesa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Qwesa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hwisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwitsha | 71 | 28 | / |
| Khweshgi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Qhwetsha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khwetcha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chwetsha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khwissat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khwetsho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qwesha | 67 | 1,559 | / |
| Khwaza | 67 | 934 | / |
| Gqwesa | 67 | 157 | / |
| Hbesha | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kwissa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kwaisa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Khuese | 67 | 27 | / |
| Khwice | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khuesy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hwesho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwesso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Huessa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hwissa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gcwesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khouessah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kveesa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chwisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwesuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huesia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hweeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwisia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khvasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwesei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwesay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwaso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chweza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhwese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwesio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huesai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Khwesa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis