Kwesela Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Kwesela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 151 | 1:104,966 | 8,288 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kwesela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwesela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwesela is most common in Zambia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwesela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,403,590th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwesela live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 104,966. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 67 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent reside and Southern Province, where 4 percent reside. Beside Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweselait | 88 | 17 | / |
| Kweseliat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kwesele | 86 | 1,024 | / |
| Gwesela | 86 | 112 | / |
| Kwezela | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kwegela | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kwasela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkwesele | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kwizeela | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kwegelah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwegelya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweseleit | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ngweshela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwesele | 71 | 164 | / |
| Kwasila | 71 | 98 | / |
| Gwejela | 71 | 78 | / |
| Guesela | 71 | 51 | / |
| Kwasola | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kwezeli | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kwizela | 71 | 25 | / |
| Gwexela | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kuesele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwazela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwesile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuisela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwexila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwexelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwexele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwasela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwesili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaselo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwisila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwicela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwezila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwisala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwaselya | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwashila | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwassala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaisala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwashala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweseli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuesiele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwashelo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwesela
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