Kwape Surname

349,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kwape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5801:93,41011,406
Botswana2321:9,4261,714
Uganda1831:213,32916,733
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Kwape (77) may also be a first name.

Kwape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwape occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kwape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwape? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwape is the 349,405th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,973,728 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwape are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 77 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 580 people, or 1 in 93,410. In South Africa Kwape is most frequent in: North West, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 45 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 18 percent reside.

Kwape Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kwape earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning R 203,952 per year and in United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Kwaper911/
Kwap8962/
Kwappet83127/
Kwatpet831/
Kwayipe831/
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Kwapa801,112/
Kwapi80732/
Gwape80361/
Kwepe80160/
Kuape80148/
Kwaps8035/
Kwapp8029/
Kwapy8022/
Kwazp801/
Nkwayipe7716/
Kgwaphie774/
Kwauphet771/
Kwaipa73661/
Kuapie7393/
Kwapiś7344/
Kgwapi7339/
Kwephe7318/
Kwapha732/
Kuapet732/
Gwapes731/
Kgwepe731/
Kwapii731/
Kwaphi731/
Khwapi731/
Kuappe730/
Kgwahyape711/
Kwapich67828/
Kwop6736/
Kuap6711/
Kuaphet678/
Kwab674/
Gwap674/
Kwayipa673/
Kueapet673/
Kgwaphi671/
Ngwapey671/
Kwuiper671/
Kwasphi671/
Kwaiupa671/
Qwap671/

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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
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  • 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 Kwape
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