Kwatya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kwatya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwatya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kwatya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwatya occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kwatya.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwatya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Kwatya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwatya reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Kwatya is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwantya923/
Kwatia832,208/
Kwatja8337/
Kwatyo837/
Gwatya833/
Kwatiah77556/
Gwautya7745/
Gwantya7719/
Kwatiyo778/
Ngwatya772/
Kwatjap771/
Kwantia771/
Nkwatia771/
Kwatihai712/
Kwatie677/
Gwatia674/
Kuatia674/
Gwotya673/
Kwatio671/
Gwetya671/
Kuotya671/

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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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  • 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 Kwatya
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