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 last name Kuwesi occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,372,517th most widespread 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 are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 70 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 2 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Kuwesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kuwesi surname is principally 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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