Kwaze Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Kwaze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Kwaze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwaze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwaze is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwaze? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwaze is the 1,328,442nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwaze live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kwaze is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent reside. Other than Kenya Kwaze exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kwaze
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis