Kwekwe Surname

122,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kwekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,3111:13,9471,713
Liberia1421:31,0462,951
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kwekwe (3,344) may also be a first name.

Kwekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwekwe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwekwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 122,792nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,958,491 people. Kwekwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwekwe reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kwekwe is also the 123,414th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 3,344 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,311 people, or 1 in 13,947. In Kenya Kwekwe is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 54 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 26 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 18 percent reside. Barring Kenya Kwekwe exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Kwekwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (65%) in Kenya.

The amount Kwekwe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 63.92% less than the national average, earning R 85,728 per year and in United States they earn 74.96% less than the national average, earning $10,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwekweh922/
Khwekhwe8663/
Kwehkweh869/
Kweikwei862/
Gwekwe83564/
Kwekwa83105/
Kwegwe8310/
Kgwegwe771/
Nkwekwi771/
Gwegwe671,468/
Cwecwe67326/
Kwikwi67213/
Qweqwe67139/
Kuekue6780/
Kwegue6733/
Kwakwi6732/
Kwegwa6723/
Kwigwe674/
Kwokwi673/
Gwecwe672/
Gbekwe671/
Kuekwa671/
Quekwe671/
Kwagwe671/
Kwekui671/

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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 Kwekwe
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