Kolweni Surname

349,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname

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

Kolweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0411:52,0446,590
England31:18,572,686338,250

Kolweni (14) may also be a first name.

Kolweni Last Name Facts

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

Kolweni is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolweni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 349,716th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,980,408 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kolweni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kolweni is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Kolweni is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,041 people, or 1 in 52,044. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside.

Kolweni Last Name Statistics demography

Kolweni earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning R 179,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kholweni931/
Qolweni86136/
Kolwani8649/
Kalweni8612/
Kolveni863/
Kolwena861/
Kulweni861/
Kholwani8012/
Kolwanie801/
Kalwenyi801/
Kholwene801/
Kalwani713,366/
Kolwane711,878/
Kolvani71168/
Kalwena7181/
Kalveni7140/
Kolvini716/
Kulveni713/
Kalbeni712/
Kulwini711/
Qalweni711/
Kulwena711/
Kalwoni711/
Kalwini711/
Kolwine710/
Kholwane67369/
Kalwanyi67279/
Khalwani67118/
Koolwine6713/
Khulwini679/
Khelwani672/
Kolviene671/
Kulvenis671/
Kaluenyi671/
Kalwenyo671/

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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 Kolweni
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