Kwele Surname

185,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7771:30,4883,918
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kwele (110) may also be a first name.

Kwele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwele is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kwele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 185,769th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,194,891 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwele are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 110 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,777 people, or 1 in 30,488. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Limpopo, where 5 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Kwele Last Name Statistics demography

Kwele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.99% less than the national average, earning R 144,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwele911,151/
Kwelle91259/
Khwele91167/
Kweler9110/
Kwelee915/
Kweles914/
Kweley911/
Kweile911/
Kwaele911/
Kwehle911/
Kwel8926/
Kwle893/
Kgwaele8343/
Kwealeu833/
Khweile831/
Kwelehe831/
Kwouele831/
Kweelee831/
Nkcwele831/
Kgwelle831/
Cwele803,589/
Kwela802,570/
Gwele802,406/
Kwale801,502/
Qwele80716/
Kweli80700/
Kuele80110/
Kwole8032/
Kwell8016/
Kwely8013/
Kweel804/
Kwile802/
Kwhle801/
Kwelh801/
Khweilhe7716/
Kweisler773/
Kgwale731,755/
Kwalle731,454/
Gweleh73178/
Gweley73128/
Kwaleh7336/
Kwalea7333/
Nkuele7327/
Kuelle7326/
Kwaile7326/
Kwitel7318/
Kwalee7312/
Gcwele739/
Cwetle737/
Kwaley736/
Khweli736/
Kwhale735/
Kweila735/
Kwelia735/
Kwelip734/
Kwoleh733/
Kgweli733/
Kwaale732/
Kwiela732/
Gwelle732/
Cwaele732/
Kwayle731/
Kweili731/
Kweitl731/
Kwilee731/
Gwelee731/
Kweloi731/
Kwesel731/
Kwaeli731/
Kwahle731/
Kwalei731/
Gweele731/
Gwelei731/
Kwhela731/
Kwehli731/
Kwalej731/
Kguele731/
Kgwile731/
Kqwale731/
Kqwela731/
Kkwela731/
Gqwele731/
Kweelh731/
Khwelh731/
Qweley730/
Kwil67235/
Kuettle6744/
Kwesell6740/
Kweitel6736/
Cwetler6732/
Kwalley6712/
Ngw'ele679/
Nngwele674/
Kwehela673/
Gwle672/
Ngweleh672/
Kgwaile672/
Qwel672/
K'Weili671/
Kh'weil671/
Khweili671/
Kweisly671/
Kuesler671/
Kuethle671/
Nkwilei671/
Cwle671/
Ngweele671/
Qwelleh671/
Kweilla671/
Kwallle671/
Kquelle671/
Kuheler671/
N'Kwile671/
Gweleuh671/
Cwel671/
Ngwuele671/
Ngweley671/
Kgweloi671/
Kuehles670/
Cwesler670/

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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 Kwele
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