Kotwe Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Kotwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kotwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kotwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotwe? popularity and diffusion
Kotwe is the 1,604,449th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kotwe reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania Kotwe is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 90 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live and Singida Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koitwe | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kostwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kotwes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khotwet | 83 | 458 | / |
| Katwe | 80 | 848 | / |
| Kotwa | 80 | 624 | / |
| Kotue | 80 | 47 | / |
| Ketwe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Kotwi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cotwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kodwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kottw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kutwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khatwe | 73 | 1,800 | / |
| Kotwis | 73 | 206 | / |
| Khodwe | 73 | 113 | / |
| Kotwit | 73 | 54 | / |
| Katwei | 73 | 47 | / |
| Khotwi | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kostue | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ketwei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ketwej | 73 | 7 | / |
| Katwer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koetwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kutwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kotuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kotwiś | 73 | 1 | / |
| Katwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khetwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cotwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koetue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cotwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khotwit | 67 | 194 | / |
| Kodweis | 67 | 66 | / |
| Keautwe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kodweiß | 67 | 38 | / |
| Katwije | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koetuea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Katw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahtwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keetwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katweit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khathwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kottwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotwisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoutwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgathwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cotw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuttwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kottwiz | 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 Kotwe
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