Kwashe Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kwashe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwashe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwashe (32) may also be a first name.

Kwashe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwashe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwashe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Kwashe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwashe are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwashe is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 32 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Kwashe is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 33 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 30 percent live and Zamfara, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Kwashe Last Name Statistics demography

Kwashe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 275.29% more than the national average, earning R 891,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwashie9212,065/
Kwazshe9212/
Nkwashe922/
Kwashse921/
Kwashee921/
Kwaishe921/
Kwatshe921/
Kwase91169/
Kwash91152/
Kwahashe861/
Kwashi83864/
Kwasie83709/
Kwasha83218/
Kweshe8379/
Kgwase8336/
Nkwash8321/
Kwasee839/
Gwashe836/
Kwaseh833/
Kwasse833/
Kwasep832/
Khwase831/
Kwaise831/
Kwaser831/
Kwashy831/
Kwatsh831/
Kwahze831/
Kwaseu831/
Kwasih831/
Kuashe831/
Kwoshe831/
Kwas802,507/
Kwaiser77104/
Kwasseu7755/
Kwayase7727/
Kgwasha7715/
Kwhasha778/
Kwaisha778/
Kwautse776/
Kwassyh776/
Kwascha775/
Kwatsch774/
Kwaushi774/
Kwuasha772/
Kuashie772/
Gwaishe772/
Kwashai771/
Kwahzee771/
Kwahsei771/
Kwahzea771/
Kwaasha771/
Kwajser771/
Qwaishe771/
Qwashie771/
Nkwaise771/
Nkuashe771/
Kwoeshe771/
Kweshie771/
Kwayise771/
Kwayose771/
Kweashi771/
Kwasi7320,937/
Kwast731,732/
Kwasa73780/
Qwase73580/
Khwas73285/
Kwese73262/
Kuash73145/
Kwass7397/
Gwase7379/
Gwash7371/
Nkwas7322/
Kwace7320/
Kwahs7320/
Kuase7316/
Kwasz735/
Kwasy735/
Kwaus733/
Kwosh732/
Kwais732/
Kwise731/
Kwatchey71488/
Gwayishe71163/
Kwatcher7125/
Kwaysser7118/
Kwahasha714/
Kwatchet713/
Kwaishui711/
Ng'washe711/
Kwahtsee711/
Kwahashi711/
Kwaiiseu711/
Ngwaishe711/
Ngwasheh711/
Nkwahase711/
Kwahatse711/
Gweshe673,774/
Kuasha672,192/
Kwesie671,133/
Kuashi67566/
Kwassi67535/
Gwasha67529/
Kwaasi67528/
Kgwasi67379/
Kweshi67272/
Gwashi67238/
Ngwayishe6785/
Kwaisa6774/
Kuasth6746/
Kwasza6743/
Kwesee6739/
Khwais6738/
Kwassa6735/
Kuasih6732/
Kwassy6725/
Kgwasa6725/
Kkwasa6720/
Kwoseh6718/
Kuatsh6715/
Kwaisi6714/
Kwisse6713/
Gwache6711/
Kweseh6711/
Kwasui6710/
Kwasaa679/
Kuache678/
Kwesse677/
Kwoche677/
Quashe676/
Gwaase676/
Cwaise676/
Kuasep675/
Gwishe674/
Gbashe674/
Gwaise674/
Khwaas674/
Kwhais673/
Kwosie673/
Kweasi673/
Kwuaze673/
Gwaseh672/
Gwasse672/
Cwasha672/
Khwasi672/
Kwasay671/
Kwaysi671/
Kwuasi671/
Gwasee671/
Kwehse671/
Gwoshe671/
Kwoshi671/
Qwatse671/
Kwasai671/
Khwass671/
Kweese671/
Kwesei671/
Kwaceh671/
Kwaesi671/
Kuijasher671/
Ngwahshei671/
Nkwass671/
Nkweauseh671/
Guashe671/
Kwahas671/
Ncwase671/
Cwasie671/
Gcwase671/
Qweshe671/
Ghwash671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwashe
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