Kwete Surname

15,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kwete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo34,7041:2,129208
Cameroon1811:114,74613,259
Zimbabwe1531:100,90414,195
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Zambia231:689,12726,212
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
France121:5,535,227269,324
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Kwete (2,200) may also be a first name.

Kwete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwete is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kwete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,841st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 207,044 people. The surname Kwete is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwete reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kwete is also the 159,594th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 2,200 people.

Kwete is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34,704 people, or 1 in 2,129. Outside of The DR Congo Kwete exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Kwete Last Name Statistics demography

Kwete earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning R 263,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwete913,606/
Kwetey911,965/
Kwette91121/
Kwiete9162/
Khwete9133/
Kweteu9112/
Kwetie9110/
Kweteh917/
Kwetee914/
Kweete914/
Kwethe913/
Kwetei912/
Kwaete911/
Kweite911/
Kweate911/
Kwetea911/
Kwetes911/
Kwetje911/
Kweute911/
Kwet89510/
Kweitey83346/
Kgwethe83148/
Nkwette83138/
Nkweteh8312/
Khwethe8310/
Kweiter839/
Nkweate831/
Nkwehte831/
Kuete8015,793/
Gwete801,185/
Kwate80845/
Kweta80832/
Kweti80523/
Kwite8062/
Kweit8033/
Kwiet8031/
Kweth8014/
Cwete8012/
Kwett807/
Qwete805/
Kwety803/
Kwetz802/
Kwyte802/
Kweat802/
Kweet802/
Kwejt802/
Kweed801/
Kwote801/
Kueter73699/
Nkweti73562/
Kuethe73514/
Nkuete73273/
Kwatte73136/
Kweity7388/
Kwatea7376/
Kwetha7366/
Kwitee7348/
Kweitz7344/
Kwateh7338/
Kuette7325/
Kgwate7325/
Kuetes7321/
Cwethe7317/
Kwetta7316/
Kuetey7314/
Kwotte7314/
Kweeta7311/
Kwiteh739/
Kuetei736/
Kweita736/
Kweuti736/
Kweiti735/
Gqwete735/
Kuhete734/
Gweteh734/
Kwatee734/
Kwateu734/
Kweyti733/
Kueteu733/
Gwethe733/
Kweith732/
Kwecht732/
Kwhite732/
Kwatei732/
Gwette732/
Kwaite732/
Kwetty732/
Kgweta732/
Kweeth732/
Kuetez732/
Kweeti731/
Qweteh731/
Kwitea731/
Gwetea731/
Kwheat731/
Kwaate731/
Khweed731/
Kweata731/
Kwuite731/
Kwoite731/
Nkweth731/
Nkwite731/
Gwetee731/
Kwatey731/
Kguete731/
Qwethe731/
Kuehte730/
Kweest730/
Kuet675,879/
Gwet672,065/
Kwit671,116/
Gqwethe6788/
Kuehter6719/
Kwitter6713/
Nkwetti6713/
Ncwethe6710/
Kuetter678/
Koueter677/
Kwaetai677/
Ngweteh676/
Khweiti672/
Kwed672/
Kouetey672/
K'Weitt671/
Kwaitei671/
Kweitti671/
Kuhetey671/
Gweîtte671/
Kwattei671/
Kwatteh671/
Kwetgai671/
Kweć671/
Kwaitee671/
Kuethie671/
N'Gwete671/
Ngwetea671/
Ngwethe671/
Nkuetee671/
Nkuethe671/
Kgwetha671/
Kgwethi671/
Khwethy671/
Qwet671/
Kwjt671/
Qwested670/
Kuested670/
Gwether670/

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