Kuwesi Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Kuwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Kuwesi Demographics
Kuwesi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kuwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuwesi is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kuwesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwesi? popularity and diffusion
Kuwesi is the 2,372,517th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuwesi reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kuwesi is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe Kuwesi is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 70 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Kuwesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwesi | 83 | 460 | / |
| Kuwasi | 83 | 53 | / |
| Kuwesa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kuwese | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kubesi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kuvesi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuwegi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuwezi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiweesi | 77 | 283 | / |
| Kiweshi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Kuwasih | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kubessi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuwassi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kauvesi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kauwasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiwessi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwasai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwassih | 71 | 18 | / |
| Khubesih | 71 | 4 | / |
| Koubeisi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kiweessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouwassi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuwisa | 67 | 325 | / |
| Kuvesa | 67 | 318 | / |
| Kivesi | 67 | 141 | / |
| Koubeissi | 67 | 98 | / |
| Kuvezi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kuvasi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kuweza | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kiwezi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kiwese | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kuwase | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kiwasi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kuvisi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kuwege | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kiwisi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cubesi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuwose | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kowesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuwece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwazi | 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 Kuwesi
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