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

The last name Kolweni is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kolweni.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolweni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kolweni is the 349,716th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,980,408 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kolweni reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The last name Kolweni is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,041 people, or 1 in 52,044. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found.

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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