Kusekwa Surname
Approximately 11,263 people bear this surname
Kusekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10,789 | 1:4,907 | 663 |
| Zimbabwe | 313 | 1:49,323 | 7,528 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kusekwa (4,006) may also be a first name.
Kusekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kusekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kusekwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kusekwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kusekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kusekwa is the 46,034th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 647,034 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kusekwa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kusekwa is also the 110,325th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 4,006 people.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10,789 people, or 1 in 4,907. In Tanzania Kusekwa is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 30 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 23 percent are found and Geita Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushekwa | 93 | 22 | / |
| Kisekwa | 86 | 307 | / |
| Kusekua | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kusikwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kosekwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kusokwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kushikwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kishekwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kissekwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kausokwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kushakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kissekkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kisokwa | 71 | 684 | / |
| Kisakwa | 71 | 149 | / |
| Kisikwa | 71 | 86 | / |
| Kusakua | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kozekwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kusigwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kusagwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kuzikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korzekwa | 67 | 1,382 | / |
| Kushigwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kishikwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kissakwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kisaakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisakwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kudzikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuchegwa | 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 Kusekwa
- 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