Kwetishe Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Kwetishe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 163 | 1:1,086,765 | 45,077 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Kwetishe (25) may also be a first name.
Kwetishe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwetishe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwetishe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwetishe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,257,535th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name Kwetishe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwetishe are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwetishe is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 25 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 1,086,765. In Nigeria Kwetishe is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 79 percent are found, Zamfara, where 6 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwetise | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kwatishe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kweteise | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kweteitse | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kweteisha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kwetisa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Kweteisa | 75 | 77 | / |
| Kwetetse | 75 | 19 | / |
| Kgwatise | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kwitetse | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kweitich | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwetaisa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwuitish | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kgwathise | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuetis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwitishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwetes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwetesa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kwetezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwitese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kguetuisie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuestis | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kwetishe
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