Kwacha Surname
Approximately 932 people bear this surname
Kwacha Surname Definition:
Kwacha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: dawn. The term is also used for the official Zambian currency.
Kwacha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| Zimbabwe | 96 | 1:160,815 | 20,064 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwacha (254) may also be a first name.
Kwacha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kwacha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: dawn. The term is also used for the official Zambian currency.
Kwacha Demographics
Kwacha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kwacha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwacha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwacha has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwacha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kwacha is the 382,080th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwacha reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kwacha is also the 559,024th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 254 people.
The surname Kwacha is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Kwacha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kwacha surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kwacha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.59% less than the national average, earning R 50,880 per year.
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Footnotes
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