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 surname Kotwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,604,449th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kotwe live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 90 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found and Singida Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
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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