Kuwewa Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kuwewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kuwewa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kuwewa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kuwewa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kuwewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kuwewa is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Kuwewa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuwewa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 80 percent reside, Harare Province, where 18 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Kuwewa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiwewa83789/
Kuwawa8324/
Kuwewe831/
Kiweewa773,272/
Kubehwa77135/
Keuwewe777/
Khuwawa771/
Khuweiba712/
Kiweewwa711/
Kuewawah711/
Kowewe6711/
Kuvawa671/
Kubywe671/
Kiwewo671/
Kuwawo671/
Kubeva671/
Kuwaywaya671/

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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 Kuwewa
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