Kwega Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Kwega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 43 | 1:1,231,200 | 46,608 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwega has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kwega.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwega? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwega are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,231,200. In Tanzania Kwega is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 74 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaega | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kweiga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwegah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwehgai | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kweisga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkwegha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwehgap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweanga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweigha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaga | 80 | 5,160 | / |
| Kwiga | 80 | 87 | / |
| Kwegi | 80 | 85 | / |
| Gwega | 80 | 15 | / |
| Qwega | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kwoga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kuega | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kwego | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cwega | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuegah | 73 | 881 | / |
| Kwagga | 73 | 270 | / |
| Kwagha | 73 | 54 | / |
| Kwaiga | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kwaaga | 73 | 24 | / |
| Nkwiga | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gwegah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kwegeh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kwahga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuegha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwagah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwegou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwigai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwegha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweago | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweger | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwegop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwagaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwegahová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghaa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kwaghha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nkwegho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwayhga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweghah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kueghap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouegat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouegah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhekga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwega
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