Kwepe Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

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

Kwepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590

Kwepe (18) may also be a first name.

Kwepe Last Name Facts

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

Kwepe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwepe? popularity and diffusion

Kwepe is the 1,374,607th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwepe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kwepe is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

Kwepe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 384,239. In South Africa Kwepe is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.

Kwepe Last Name Statistics demography

Kwepe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.31% less than the national average, earning R 132,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwephe9118/
Khwepe9110/
Nkwepe913/
Kgwepe911/
Kweper911/
Kwep891/
Khwephe8326/
Kweeper831/
Kwape801,045/
Kwepa8038/
Kuepe8022/
Gwepe8014/
Kwype801/
Kweip801/
Khwep801/
Kueper73369/
Kwaipe7324/
Khweeb733/
Kwappe733/
Kwiper732/
Ncwepe732/
Nqwepe731/
Kgwepi731/
Kuetpe731/
Kuepie731/
Kuepet731/
Gwepea731/
Gweupe731/
Gwetpes674/
Kuep673/
Kwip672/
Kuepher672/
Gwep671/
Kueshpe671/
Kouepet671/
Kwuiper671/
Kuephet671/
Kuepeer671/

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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 Kwepe
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