Kwetemba Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Kwetemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kwetemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwetemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwetemba is found most in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kwetemba.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwetemba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kwetemba are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Kwetemba is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Aside from Malawi Kwetemba occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwetemba | 94 | 4 | / |
| Kwatemba | 88 | 314 | / |
| Kwetembo | 88 | 28 | / |
| Kwitemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kwetamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kwatembah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kwetembuo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kuitemba | 75 | 96 | / |
| Kwatamba | 75 | 60 | / |
| Gwatemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwitimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuetmbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwitenbach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwatimba | 63 | 234 | / |
| Kwitambo | 63 | 14 | / |
| Kuitembe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Gwitembe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Cwothembo | 59 | 38 | / |
| Gouetimba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Quitmba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quitamba | 50 | 2,366 | / |
| Quitembo | 50 | 38 | / |
| Kuitambo | 50 | 22 | / |
| Quitomba | 50 | 4 | / |
| Quitembe | 50 | 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 Kwetemba
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