Kweswa Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kweswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kweswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kweswa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kweswa is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kweswa live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kweswa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe Kweswa is most prevalent in: Matabeleland North Province, where 94 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.
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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 Kweswa
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