Kweleta Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

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

Kweleta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kweleta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7141:75,8799,430

Kweleta (13) may also be a first name.

Kweleta Last Name Facts

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

Kweleta is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kweleta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kweleta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 470,273rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,206,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kweleta live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kweleta is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Kweleta is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 75,879. In South Africa Kweleta is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 8 percent reside.

Kweleta Last Name Statistics demography

Kweleta earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.62% less than the national average, earning R 157,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khweleta9325/
Kweletha931/
Gweleta86111/
Qweleta861/
Kwelita861/
Kwelete861/
Kweilete801/
Nqweleta801/
Ngqweleta751/
Kweliti7153/
Kwalata7143/
Gwelety719/
Gwelete712/
Kwolota711/
Gueleta711/
Nqwelete677/
Cuelesta672/
Ngwelete672/
Gueletta671/

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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
  • 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 Kweleta
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