Kwenane Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kwenane Surname User-submission:

The surname Kwenane means 'to be able' or 'to have the ability to do something' in the Setswana language.

Kwenane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4341:124,83314,710
Botswana331:66,27111,607
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kwenane (37) may also be a first name.

Kwenane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kwenane means 'to be able' or 'to have the ability to do something' in the Setswana language.

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Kwenane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwenane is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwenane? popularity and diffusion

Kwenane is the 645,988th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwenane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kwenane is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 37 people.

The surname Kwenane is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 124,833. In South Africa Kwenane is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Limpopo, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kwenane Last Name Statistics demography

Kwenane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.38% less than the national average, earning R 208,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwenane931/
Kwenan926/
Kwenani86351/
Kwenene86162/
Kuenane86135/
Kwinane8620/
Kwenana862/
Kwengan862/
Kwenahn861/
Kwehnan861/
Kwanane861/
Kwengani8055/
Kwienana805/
Khwinane802/
Qwengane802/
Khwenani801/
Kweenine801/
Kwenhang801/
Kwinan775/
Kuenan773/
Kwinana713,395/
Guenane713,233/
Kuenene7194/
Gwenani7122/
Kuengan7119/
Kwanene7114/
Quenane7111/
Kwinani7111/
Gwenene717/
Kweneni716/
Kwanany714/
Kwanani713/
Qwenani713/
Qwenene712/
Kuehnan712/
Gwenana711/
Kwenein711/
Kwegnam711/
Kwinene711/
Kuinane711/
Gwenang711/
Kweenam711/
Kwaneny711/
Kwjnana711/
Kwinand711/
Guenaine6782/
Khwinani6715/
Gwenhene679/
Kgwinana675/
Kouenang674/
Guehnane672/
Kwhinana671/
Gwehnana671/
Kuegnang671/
Kuinanee671/
Queenane670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwenane
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