Kwesu Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Kwesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 264 | 1:58,478 | 8,872 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kwesu (10) may also be a first name.
Kwesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwesu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwesu? popularity and diffusion
Kwesu is the 613,453rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. The surname Kwesu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwesu live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 58,478. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Kwesu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 46 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwessu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kweshu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kwesus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwesuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwesseu | 83 | 86 | / |
| Kweitsu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nkwessu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweshup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkweseu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwetshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khweshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwasu | 80 | 896 | / |
| Gwesu | 80 | 378 | / |
| Kuesu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kwosu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwezu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwisu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwesseu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kweusseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwasau | 73 | 1,247 | / |
| Kwashu | 73 | 207 | / |
| Kwishu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kwaisu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Gweshu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kwasui | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kwassu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwisut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwissu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwasou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuhesu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuessu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwejeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwechu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwosau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwescheu | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kwedjeu | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kwassau | 67 | 126 | / |
| Kwecheu | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kwasseu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kwaisau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwosseu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nkwissu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwetshu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwassou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwedjou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kouessu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwidjeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwashsu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwuissu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwechou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwechui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwisseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwissuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaisui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuesseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuetsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuessu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncweshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwashu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuesous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwhasau | 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 Kwesu
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